Published on : Thursday, August 7, 2014
The Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture, Mr. Alain St.Ange, was this week honored by India when he was awarded the Mahatma Gandhi Honor Award for his tireless effort in strengthening Indo-Seychelles relations.
It was at a ceremony at the Hotel Le Meridien at Connaught Place in New Delhi that Dr Shakeel-Uz-Zaman Ansari from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment of the Government of India; Mr. Dalbir Singh, the National Secretary of the All India Congress Committee; Dr Bhishma Narain Singh; Mr. Gurinder Singh; and Mr. Deepak Singh who jointly presented Minister Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture, with the Mahatma Gandhi Samman Award.
It was at this award ceremony that Mr. Gurinder Singh, a member of the Press Council of India, said that the Indo-Seychelles relations had been characterized by close friendship, understanding, and cooperation. Mr. Gurinder Singh had retraced the diplomatic ties that were established with Seychelles after its independence in 1976.
Seychelles and India held high-level exchanges from both sides since Seychelles achieved its independence. President France Albert Rene has visited India several times. Seychelles President James Alix Michel paid his state visit to India in February 2012 and again in February 2012. Former Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi, President Shri R. Venkataraman, Vice-President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, Vice-President Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Shri S.M. Krishna, and Defense Minister Shri A.K. Antony have all visited Seychelles on a goodwill mission.
India has an important link with Seychelles in the form of Indian nationals who have been among the earliest inhabitants of this island. It was at this same award giving ceremony that Mr. Guriner Singh also said, “On this occasion I also take the opportunity to invite the Honorable Minister for our Golden Triangle event to be held in January and we invite him to be our Chief Guest of 2015,” as he invited the Seychelles Minister St.Ange back to India in January 2015.
H.E. Waven William, the Seychelles High Commissioner accredited to India; Sherin Naiken, the CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board; Benjamine Rose, the PS for Culture at the Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture; Mr. Thanglura Darlong, the Joint Secretary for Parliament and Coordination at the Ministry of External Affairs of India who was also previously the Indian Ambassador accredited to Seychelles when the islands held its first edition of the Seychelles-India Day Celebrations; and Mr. Pravin Darad from the Indian Association of Seychelles were all present to witness the Mahatma Gandhi Honor Award being presented the Minister Alain St.Ange of the Seychelles.
The Seychelles Minister, Mr. Alain St.Ange, said on the occasion when he took to the podium to address the ceremony after having received the Mahatma Gandhi Honor Award that he was honored by the gesture which he accepted on behalf of his team at the Ministry of Tourism and Culture and also on behalf of the team at the Seychelles Tourism Board. “Today you have shown that when we work hard, our work is recognized well beyond our own borders,” Minister St.Ange said.
Source:- Seychelles Tourism
Tags: Alain St.Ange of the Seychelles talks to the press in India after receiving the Mahatma Gandhi Honor Award and receiving the invitation to be the Chief Guest at the Golden Triangle in India in January, Tourism News
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