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.
In its foreign relations, the Seychelles maximizes the benefits it receives from both China and India by taking advantage of those two countries' rivalry with respect to the strategic waterway in which the Seychelles exists.[2]: 47
Diplomatic relations
List of countries which the Seychelles maintains diplomatic relations with:[3]
Diplomatic relations between Seychelles and Cuba established as of 12 April 1978 and 26 April 2017 President Seychelles inauguration Embassy of Seychelles in Havana,Cuba[110] In 2022, Seychelles closed its embassy in Havana.
Cuba has an embassy in Victoria.
Seychelles does not have an accreditation to Cuba.
In an effort to reduce the increasing piracy in the nearby region, Seychelles requested the Indian Navy to carry out anti-piracy operations in her waters.[119] This made India-Seychelles relations stronger. The Seychelles also praised the Indian Navy for their anti-piracy operations.[119]
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the North Korea and the Republic of Seychelles is June 28, 1976.
From 1980, DPR Korea and Seychelles have a good relations in military.
Diplomatic relations between Seychelles and the Soviet Union were established on 30 June 1976, a day after the island nation gained its independence from the United Kingdom.[126]
President James Alix Michel's official visited to Vietnam in August, 2013. The statement says this is an official visit to Vietnam made by a high-ranking leader of Seychelles.[134]
^MEED Arab Report. Middle East Economic Digest Limited. 1976Libya and the Seychelles Republic had decided to establish diplomatic relations, ARNA reported on 15 August.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^Newsom, David D. (2019). The Diplomatic Record 1989-1990. Routledge. The Republic of Seychelles established diplomatic relations with the Democratic Republic of Madagascar.
^African Defence Journal, 101-112. The Journal. 1989.
^Libro amarillo correspondiente al año ...: presentado al Congreso Nacional en sus sesiones ordinarias de ... por el titular despacho (in Spanish). Venezuela. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. 2003. pp. 528–529.
^"Etat des Relations". Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres et de la Cooperation Internationale Djibouti (in French). Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2023.