President Ramkalawan to attend Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) Summit 2022 |15 January 2022

President Ramkalawan

President Wavel Ramkalawan will take part in the upcoming Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) Summit 2022, the department of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday.

During the mission, the President will attend the official opening ceremony on January 17, the Zayed Sustainability Prize Award Ceremony as well other events on the sidelines of the summit.
The ADSW Summit provides a platform for global leaders to discuss the latest trends shaping the world’s sustainability agenda. It brings together heads of states, senior policymakers, chief executives, entrepreneurs and members of academia to identify pathways to accelerate global leadership, economic development and the implementation of the technologies and innovations needed to deliver the world’s climate and sustainability goals.

President Ramkalawan will be participating in the summit alongside other heads of state including the President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in; the President of the Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih; the President of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović; the President of Zanzibar, Dr Hussein Mwinyi; President of Singapore, Halimah Yacob; the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame; the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić; the President of Armenia, Armen Sarkissian and President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández. 

The President leaves Seychelles tomorrow and will resume office on Friday January 21. He will be accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde.
During President Ramkalawan’s absence from the country, his duties and responsibilities will be discharged by Vice-President Ahmed Afif.

Press release from the department of Foreign Affairs