According to an official announcement, the agreement was signed in the framework of the Third Council of the Joint Intergovernmental Committee for Economic, Scientific, Technical and Industrial Cooperation which convened in the capital of Seychelles, Victoria. The agreement was signed by the Chief of the Directorate General for European Programmes, Coordination and Development of the Republic of Cyprus, George Georgiou and Ambassador Maurice Loustau-Lalanne, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Seychelles.

The agreement aims in further developing the bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, economy, energy, tourism, health, small and medium-sized enterprises. The Intergovernmental Committee assessed the cooperation between the two countries and discussed ways of further enhancing the bilateral ties.

Source: Famagusta Gazette