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this article is reproduced from [china media group international online];

international online sichuan news (reporter yang wenhan): "the mutual respect and win-win cooperation between seychelles and china is a model for relations between countries." on september 7, seychelles president ramkalawan said in an interview with the media in chengdu that he looks forward to the two sides working together in future cooperation to jointly respond to global challenges and promote the relationship between the two countries to a new level.

chengdu-seychelles direct charter flight will be launched in november this year

seychelles president ramkalawan, who came to china to attend the 2024 beijing summit of the forum on china-africa cooperation, visited sichuan from september 5 to 7. during his stay in sichuan, president ramkalawan attended the 2024 seychelles-chengdu economic, trade, cultural and tourism promotion conference and the launch ceremony of direct charter flights, at which it was officially announced that the chengdu-seychelles direct charter flight will be launched in november this year.

photo taken at the launch ceremony by qin kang

it is understood that as early as march this year, the ministry of finance, economic planning and trade and the ministry of investment, enterprise and industry of seychelles jointly led a delegation to visit chengdu, hoping to strengthen cooperation with sichuan. the opening of this direct flight not only provides a convenient and economical way of travel for the people of the two countries, but will also further promote cooperation between the two sides in the fields of economy, trade, culture, and tourism.

"the opening of direct flights will bring the tourism industries of both places into a new dimension of development." president ramkalawan pointed out that seychelles is rich in fishery resources and can increase the export of products including fresh fish. at the same time, sichuan business people can also go to seychelles to explore more new business opportunities. he then extended an invitation to chinese tourists: "we warmly welcome chinese tourists to seychelles."

china is an indispensable and important partner in seychelles' development

in recent years, china and african countries have carried out extensive and in-depth cooperation under the framework of the belt and road initiative, which has not only promoted the vigorous development of bilateral economic and trade relations, but also injected new vitality into the economic construction and social progress of african countries. on this ancient and mysterious continent, the belt and road initiative is telling a vivid story of win-win cooperation and showing great potential for promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

on september 5, 2024, china and seychelles signed the "cooperation plan between the government of the people's republic of china and the government of the republic of seychelles on jointly promoting the construction of the belt and road initiative", which clarified key cooperation projects and matters in the fields of infrastructure, trade and investment, finance, science and technology, digital economy, green development, medical and health care, agriculture and water conservancy, education and talent training. this is of great significance for deepening the political mutual trust, strategic docking and practical cooperation in various fields between the two sides.

seychelles president ramkalawan photo by yang wenhan

in this regard, president ramkalawan said, "china is an indispensable and important partner on the development path of seychelles." now that the relationship between the two countries has been upgraded to a strategic partnership, in his view, this means that seychelles and china are committed to further deepening their common vision of cooperation on the basis of mutual understanding and respect. "seychelles is willing to cooperate with china in various fields," said ramkalawan.

during this visit, president ramkalawan witnessed the signing of a memorandum of friendship and cooperation between chengdu and victoria, and visited china dongfang electric corporation, chengdu research base of giant panda breeding, taikoo li, kuanzhai alley, du fu thatched cottage and other places to gain an in-depth understanding of sichuan's economic development and historical and cultural heritage.