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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

EUNAVFOR pledges to remain committed to antipiracy effort

EUNAVFOR Atalanta crest |Rear Admiral Duncan Potts, EUNAVFOR Operation Commander for the European Union Naval Forces anti-piracy mission, paid a courtesy call on Seychelles President James Michel this morning at State House.

His visit follows their meeting in the United Kingdom in February this year during the President’s official visit to the United Kingdom, as well the President’s call on world leaders and organizations such as the United Nations and the European Union for more support in the fight against piracy.

Rear Admiral Potts was accompanied by the EUNAVFOR Force Commander, Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino; the British High Commissioner to Seychelles, HE Mrs. Lindsay Skoll; Political Advisor for EUNAVFOR, Mrs. Joanne Hamer; Chief of Staff Commander Jerome Origny; EUNAVFOR Liaison Officer, Lieutenant Commander John Simpson; and the Italian Consul to Seychelles, Claudio Izzi. The Seychelles Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Paul Adam, and the Secretary of State in the Office of the President, Barry Faure, were also present during the meeting.

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