The United States has promised more help to Seychelles in a bid to strengthen its fight against financial crime, APA can report from Victoria on Friday.
This vow was made by the ambassador of the United States to Seychelles, Henry Jardine during a virtual farewell call on Seychelles’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora, Mr. Barry Faure.
He highlighted several areas of cooperation, including collaboration between the Central Bank of Seychelles and the United States Department of the Treasury to combat financial crime, law enforcement training initiatives, capacity-building in the military, and the United States’ annual participation in Seychelles’ National Day celebrations.
Ambassador Jardine avowed Washington’s desire to strengthen already strong ties with the island nation.
During the call on Thursday, Ambassador Jardine expressed his gratitude to the Minister Faure and his staff for the strong collaboration during his three-year tenure as non-resident ambassador.
He emphasised that bilateral cooperation between the two countries would remain strong and that existing programmes would continue.
Minister Faure thanked Ambassador Jardine for his commitment and engagement towards the relationship between the Seychelles and the U.S.
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