Bilateral relations between Switzerland and Seychelles are good but not very extensive, and primarily centre on tourism.
Switzerland has set out a strategy for sub-Saharan Africa for 2021–24.
Switzerland maintains friendly diplomatic relations with Seychelles through its representation in Antananarivo. Seychelles has a consulate general in Zurich.
Sub-Saharan Africa Strategy 2021–2024 (PDF, 48 Pages, 3.1 MB, English)
The Seychelles are a popular holiday destination for the Swiss. Tourism is the main source of income for this group of islands off the east coast of Africa.
Researchers who are citizens of Seychelles can apply to the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) for Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships.
Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for Foreign Scholars and Artists, SERI
According to the statistics on the Swiss abroad, at the end of 2020 there were 113 Swiss nationals living in Seychelles; 56 Seychelles nationals were living in Switzerland.
Although Switzerland and the Republic of Seychelles signed agreements on air transport and on cultural and technical cooperation in the 1980s and 1990s, exchanges between the two countries remain modest.
Seychelles, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (de, fr, it)
Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland, Dodis
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