President James Michel has extended his sincere condolences to President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China following the earthquake that struck Sichuan Province.

President Michel expressed the solidarity of Seychelles with the thousands injured and the families of the victims who lost their lives in the devastation:

“In the wake of this tragedy, the Government and People of Seychelles join me in expressing our heartfelt sympathies and deepest condolences”