‘Seychelles, USA cooperating very well’
Seychelles and the United States of America (USA) are cooperating very well on maritime security and environmental issues, American ambassador Robert Jackson has said.
Ambassador Jackson, who is the principal deputy assistant officer of the Bureau of African Affairs in the US Department of State, was speaking to the local media after paying a courtesy call on Vice-President Danny Faure yesterday morning at State House.
He was accompanied by US ambassador to Seychelles Sharon Villarosa and political officer Maroof Ahmed.
“I have come to Seychelles because we (the USA) haven’t had a senior visitor here for some time. We have a lot of ongoing activities with Seychelles and we are cooperating very well on maritime security and environmental issues,” said ambassador Jackson.
He added: “I thought it was important to recognise that cooperation and make certain we continue to move forward. The vice-president and I had a very useful conversation about our relationship and we look forward to building on the projects we have in place. We talked about maritime security issues, the forthcoming US-Africa summit to which President Barack Obama has invited African leaders, the theme of that summit, peace and security, development and investment, human rights, governance and democracy. We also talked specifically about trafficking in persons, and the proposed accession of Seychelles to the World Trade Organisation.”
Ambassador Jackson noted that since ambassador Villarosa and her team have been making a lot of effort to spend more time in Seychelles, this is something the US are committed to do and he doesn’t think they will be undertaking any new initiative in the short term.
“But I want to make it certain that on issues of maritime security, efforts to promote real environmental issues like climate change, management of ocean resources and on efforts to deal with international issues like trafficking in persons, we are in sync, we are moving together,” said ambassador Jackson who has previously served as ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon.
In 2006, he received the James A. Baker III – C. Howard Wilkins, Jr., award for outstanding deputy chief of mission and has also received three individual superior honour awards and two individual meritorious honour awards.
Meanwhile, the landmark US-Africa summit in August will seek to widen US trade, development and security ties with an increasingly dynamic African continent.
The August 5-6 summit in Washington will advance the White House’s administration's focus on trade and investment in Africa, and highlight America's commitment to Africa's security, its democratic development, and its people.
Ambassador Jackson, who is the principal deputy assistant officer of the Bureau of African Affairs in the US Department of State, was speaking to the local media after paying a courtesy call on Vice-President Danny Faure yesterday morning at State House.
He was accompanied by US ambassador to Seychelles Sharon Villarosa and political officer Maroof Ahmed.
“I have come to Seychelles because we (the USA) haven’t had a senior visitor here for some time. We have a lot of ongoing activities with Seychelles and we are cooperating very well on maritime security and environmental issues,” said ambassador Jackson.
He added: “I thought it was important to recognise that cooperation and make certain we continue to move forward. The vice-president and I had a very useful conversation about our relationship and we look forward to building on the projects we have in place. We talked about maritime security issues, the forthcoming US-Africa summit to which President Barack Obama has invited African leaders, the theme of that summit, peace and security, development and investment, human rights, governance and democracy. We also talked specifically about trafficking in persons, and the proposed accession of Seychelles to the World Trade Organisation.”
Ambassador Jackson noted that since ambassador Villarosa and her team have been making a lot of effort to spend more time in Seychelles, this is something the US are committed to do and he doesn’t think they will be undertaking any new initiative in the short term.
“But I want to make it certain that on issues of maritime security, efforts to promote real environmental issues like climate change, management of ocean resources and on efforts to deal with international issues like trafficking in persons, we are in sync, we are moving together,” said ambassador Jackson who has previously served as ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon.
In 2006, he received the James A. Baker III – C. Howard Wilkins, Jr., award for outstanding deputy chief of mission and has also received three individual superior honour awards and two individual meritorious honour awards.
Meanwhile, the landmark US-Africa summit in August will seek to widen US trade, development and security ties with an increasingly dynamic African continent.
The August 5-6 summit in Washington will advance the White House’s administration's focus on trade and investment in Africa, and highlight America's commitment to Africa's security, its democratic development, and its people.
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