The new Ambassador of the Israel to the Republic of Seychelles, H.E Yahel Vilan presented his credentials to President James Michel today at State House,

The President and the Ambassador discussed several fields of future cooperation such as agriculture, renewable energy, water provision, tourism, aviation, education and training.

Ambassador Vilan spoke to the President about the ways that Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation MASHAV can assist Seychelles in its development.

They also noted the increase of Israeli tourists coming to Seychelles and agreed that further efforts were need to encourage this trend.

“Your Minister for Tourism was just in Israel, a few weeks ago, and he discussed with our side how to bring more Israeli tourists here. I wish to have also more people from Seychelles coming to Israel both for pilgrimages as well as any other general tourism. So there is a lot to do together and the friendly relations are there,” said Ambassador Vilan, when speaking to the local press after the meeting

Ambassador Yahel Vilan is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Present at the meeting were the Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Maurice Loustau Lalanne and the President’s Diplomatic Adviser, Ambassador Callixte d’Offay.