Foreign relations of Seychelles

Foreign relations of Seychelles

Seychelles follows a policy of what it describes as "positive" nonalignment and strongly supports the principle of reduced superpower presence in the Indian Ocean. The Seychelles Government is one of the proponents of the Indian Ocean zone of peace concept and it has promoted an end to the United States presence on Diego Garcia. The country has adopted a pragmatic policy, however, and serves as an important rest and recreation stop for US ships serving in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean. Seychelles' foreign policy position has placed it generally toward the left of the spectrum within the Non-Aligned Movement. Russia, the United Kingdom, France, India, the People's Republic of China, and Cuba maintain embassies in Victoria.

The government of the Seychelles withdrew diplomatic recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic on March 17, 2008, according to an official government source. cite news |first=|last=|title=Seychelles withdraws recognition for SADR|url=http://en.afrik.com/news11537.html |work= Panapress |publisher=Afrik.com |date=2008-03-18 |accessdate=2008-04-10]

See also "Seychellois diplomatic missions"

International disputes

Seychelles claims the French-owned Glorioso Islands in the Indian Ocean.

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