The outgoing Ambassador of the Netherlands to Seychelles, Maarten Brouwer, with President Ramkalawan. (Seychelles Nation)
The Netherlands and Seychelles will work closely on combating cryptocurrency crimes and a mission from the northwestern European nation is anticipated within the island nation this yr, mentioned the outgoing Dutch ambassador on Tuesday.
The outgoing Ambassador of the Netherlands to Seychelles, Maarten Brouwer, made the announcement to reporters after his farewell go to to President Wavel Ramkalawan at State Home.
Brouwer mentioned that in his mandate, one of many sturdy factors was the cooperation between the general public prosecutors’ workplaces in each international locations engaged on cryptocurrency.
The anticipated mission from the Netherlands goals to “begin speaking about what is going on right here in Seychelles and what we discover of it,” he mentioned.
He added that cryptocurrency is without doubt one of the markets criminals use to finance their wants.
“We’ve a transparent curiosity in attempting to battle what are world organisations to assault them by not solely confiscating their medicine that come into the ports but in addition to undermine their monetary construction,” mentioned the outgoing ambassador.
Brouwer defined that his nation wants to seek the advice of totally different international locations and areas to perceive how they run their operations.
Maritime safety and the passage of container ships within the Pink Sea had been additionally mentioned throughout the assembly.
“It’s of significance for the Seychelles as a result of if ships can not sail by means of the Pink Sea and items want to be delivered to Europe or coming by means of Europe it should enhance the prices fairly considerably,” he mentioned.
He added that the Netherlands is the sixth transport nation on the earth and “numerous the cargo that we export passes by means of the Pink Sea.”
Seychelles, an archipelago within the western Indian Ocean, lately joined a US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian to guarantee the protection of such vessels passing by means of the Pink Sea. The Netherlands can be a part of the operation.
Seychelles and the Netherlands established diplomatic relations in April 1977.