Editing Foreign relations of Seychelles

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{{Politics of Seychelles}}
The [[Seychelles]] follows a policy of what it describes as "positive" [[neutrality (international relations)|nonalignment]] and strongly supports the principle of reduced superpower presence in the [[Indian Ocean]]. The Seychelles' foreign policy position has placed it generally toward the left of the spectrum within the [[Non-Aligned Movement]]. [[Russia]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[India]], the [[People's Republic of China]], [[Libya]] and [[Cuba]] maintain embassies in [[Victoria, Seychelles|Victoria]].

The government of the Seychelles withdrew [[diplomatic recognition]] of the [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]] on March 17, 2008, according to an official government source.<ref name=afrik>{{cite news |title=Seychelles withdraws recognition for SADR |url=http://en.afrik.com/news11537.html |work=[[Panapress]] |publisher=[[Afrik.com]] |date=2008-03-18 |access-date=2008-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421210350/http://en.afrik.com/news11537.html |archive-date=2008-04-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Trends ==
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.<ref name=":32">{{Cite book |last1=Shinn |first1=David H. |title=China's Relations with Africa: a New Era of Strategic Engagement |last2=Eisenman |first2=Joshua |date=2023 |publisher=[[Columbia University Press]] |isbn=978-0-231-21001-0 |location=New York |author-link=David H. Shinn}}</ref>{{Rp|page=47}}

== Diplomatic relations ==
List of countries which the Seychelles maintains diplomatic relations with:
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!Country
!Date<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Seychelles and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Diplomatic+relations+between+Seychelles+and+...&f1=series&op1=a&m2=a&p2=&f2=&op2=a&m3=a&p3=&f3=&dt=&d1d=&d1m=&d1y=&d2d=&d2m=&d2y=&rm=&action_search=Search&sf=year&so=a&rg=50&c=United+Nations+Digital+Library+System&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0 |access-date=6 March 2025 |website=United Nations Digital Library}}</ref>
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|1
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|{{dts|29 June 1976}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 July 2004 |title=New UK envoy hopes to enrich ties |url=https://www.nation.sc/archive/207910/new-uk-envoy-hopes-to-enrich-ties |access-date=15 May 2025 |website=Seychelles Nation}}</ref>
|-
|2
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|{{Date table sorting|29 June 1976}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 July 2020 |title=Australian High Commissioner to Seychelles bids Farewell |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/4910/australian-high-commissioner-to-seychelles-bids-farewell |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|3
|{{flag|Canada}}
|{{dts|29 June 1976}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 October 2023 |title=Accreditation of the New High Commissioner of the Republic of Seychelles to Canada |url=https://mfa.gov.sc/news/accreditation-of-the-new-high-commissioner-of-the-republic-of-seychelles-to-canada/ |access-date=16 May 2025 |website=mfa.gov.sc}}</ref>
|-
|4
|{{flag|France}}
|{{Date table sorting|29 June 1976}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 March 2015 |title=Accréditation du nouvel ambassadeur de France aux Seychelles |language=fr |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/2719/accreditation-du-nouvel-ambassadeur-de-france-aux-seychelles |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|5
|{{Flag|India}}
|{{Date table sorting|29 June 1976}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 March 2015 |title=Prime Minister Narendra Modi forthcoming official Visit to Seychelles |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/2702/prime-minister-narendra-modi-forthcoming-official-visit-to-seychelles |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|6
|{{Flag|Italy}}
|{{Date table sorting|29 June 1976}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 April 2023 |title=The new Italian Ambassador to Seychelles accredited |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/5871/the-new-italian-ambassador-to-seychelles-accredited |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|7
|{{Flag|Japan}}
|{{Date table sorting|29 June 1976}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 November 2021 |title=Japanese ambassador Horie Ryoichi says farewell |url=https://www.nation.sc/articles/11375/japanese-ambassador-horie-ryoichi-says-farewell |access-date=16 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|8
|{{flag|Pakistan}}
|{{dts|29 June 1976}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2022 |title=Seychelles and Pakistan take steps to enhance existing ties with the accreditation of the new Pakistani High Commissioner |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/5691/seychelles-and-pakistan-take-steps-to-enhance-existing-ties-with-the-accreditation-of-the-new-pakistani-high-commissioner |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Pakistan Digest Volume 2 |publisher=Tareen |year=1976 |pages=124 |quote=The Government of Pakistan accorded June 29 recognition to Republic of Seychelles which gained independence at midnight June 28. Pakistan also announ- ced concurrent accredita . tion of Makhdoomzada S. Hamid Gilani , Pakistan's Ambassador to Kenya, as Ambassador of Pakistan to Seychelles.}}</ref>
|-
|9
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|{{Date table sorting|29 June 1976}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 February 2021 |title=Bilateral cooperation between Seychelles and Russia takes new heights |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/5102/bilateral-cooperation-between-seychelles-and-russia-takes-new-heights |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|10
|{{flag|South Korea}}
|{{dts|29 June 1976}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2006 |title=New Korean ambassador accredited |url=https://www.nation.sc/archive/214619/new-korean-ambassador-accredited |access-date=15 May 2025 |website=Seychelles Nation}}</ref>
|-
|11
|{{flag|China}}
|{{dts|30 June 1976}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 April 2002 |title=Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Seychelles |url=https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjdt_665385/2649_665393/200204/t20020425_679072.html |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|12
|{{flag|Romania}}
|{{dts|30 June 1976}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations of Romania |url=https://www.mae.ro/en/node/2187 |access-date=2 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
|13
|{{flag|Belgium}}
|{{dts|1 July 1976}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 October 2021 |title=New Belgium Ambassador Accredited |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/www/news/5313/new-belgium-ambassador-accredited |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|14
|{{flag|Cyprus}}
|{{dts|1 July 1976}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2022 |title=Seychelles and Cyprus to propel relations to greater heights with the accreditation of the new Cypriot High Commissioner |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/5680/seychelles-and-cyprus-to-propel-relations-to-greater-heights-with-the-accreditation-of-the-new-cypriot-high-commissioner |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|15
|{{flag|United States}}
|{{dts|1 July 1976}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Countries |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/all |access-date=12 November 2021 |website=Office of the Historian}}</ref>
|-
|16
|{{flag|Egypt}}
|{{dts|14 July 1976}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=ARR: Arab Report and Record |publisher=Economic Features, Limited |year=1976 |pages=18}}</ref>
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|17
|{{flag|Iran}}
|{{dts|July 1976}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Iranian Journal of International Affairs |publisher=Institute for Political and International Studies |year=1994 |volume=6 |pages=138}}</ref>
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|18
|{{flag|Serbia}}
|{{dts|1 August 1976}}<ref>{{cite web |date=15 October 2019 |title=Secretary Confait receives newly accredited Serbian ambassador |url=https://mfa.gov.sc/news/1915/principal-secretary-confait-receives-newly-accredited-serbian-ambassador |access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>
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|19
|{{flag|Libya}}
|{{dts|15 August 1976}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=MEED Arab Report |publisher=Middle East Economic Digest Limited |year=1976 |postscript=Libya and the Seychelles Republic had decided to establish diplomatic relations, ARNA reported on 15 August.}}</ref>
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|20
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{dts|16 August 1976}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2018 |title=New Portuguese Ambassador to Seychelles Accredited |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/3883/new-portuguese-ambassador-to-seychelles-accredited |access-date=5 July 2022}}</ref>
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|21
|{{flag|Vietnam}}
|{{dts|16 August 1976}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2010 |title=Africa |url=https://lamdong.gov.vn/sites/lderd/operationnotes/countriesandregions/SitePages/africa.aspx |access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
|22
|{{flag|North Korea}}
|{{dts|24 August 1976}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts Far East · Part 3 |publisher=Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation |year=1976 |pages=A-6 |quote=The Governments of the DPRK and the Seychelles decided on 24th August to establish diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level. A joint communique to that effect was signed in Victoria on the same day by Son Ki-tae and Mancham.}}</ref>
|-
|23
|{{flag|Czech Republic}}
|{{dts|14 December 1976}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Daily Report: Eastern Europe |publisher=Foreign Broadcast Information Service |year=1976 |volume=76 |pages=6}}</ref>
|-
|24
|{{flag|Austria}}
|{{dts|12 January 1977}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2019 |title=Accreditation of New Ambassador of Austria to Seychelles |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/4673/accreditation-of-new-ambassador-of-austria-to-seychelles |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|25
|{{flag|Germany}}
|{{dts|18 January 1977}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 June 2018 |title=German Ambassador to Seychelles pays Farewell Call on President Faure |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/3980/german-ambassador-to-seychelles-pays-farewell-call-on-president-faure |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|26
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{dts|19 January 1977}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 March 2007 |title=Two Seychellois ambassadors accredited |url=https://www.nation.sc/archive/216006/two-seychellois-ambassadors-accredited |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|27
|{{flag|Nigeria}}
|{{dts|28 January 1977}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 August 2004 |title=Nigeria open to potential cooperation in oil industry |url=https://www.nation.sc/archive/208101/nigeria-open-to-potential-cooperation-in-oil-industry |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|28
|{{flag|Hungary}}
|{{dts|30 November 1977}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/KULUGY_KulPolEvkonyv_1977/?pg=88&layout=s |title=Magyar Külpolitikai Évkönyv 1968-2010 Magyar Külpolitikai Évkönyv, 1977 |pages=47 (89) |language=hu}}</ref>
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|29
|{{flag|Cuba}}
|{{dts|12 April 1978}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2018 |title=Seychelles and Cuba celebrate 40 years of diplomatic ties |url=http://misiones.minrex.gob.cu/en/articulo/seychelles-and-cuba-celebrate-40-years-diplomatic-ties |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|30
|{{flag|Spain}}
|{{dts|3 November 1978}}<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Ficha de paises y territorios |url=https://www.exteriores.gob.es/es/Comunicacion/Paginas/Ficha.aspx |access-date=13 August 2022 |language=es}}</ref>
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|31
|{{Flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
|{{dts|1978}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.146910/page/n1282/mode/1up |title=The Europa Year Book 1978 A World Survey Vol.-ii |publisher=Europa Publications Limited |year=1978 |pages=1297}}</ref>
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|32
|{{flag|Guinea}}
|{{dts|1978}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2016 |title=Guinea to learn from Seychelles' experience in tourism, macroeconomics: new ambassador |url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/6022/Guinea+to+learn+from+Seychelles+experience+in+tourism%2C+macroeconomics+new+ambassador |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|33
|{{flag|Jamaica}}
|{{Date table sorting|15 January 1979}}<ref>{{cite web |date=16 April 2021 |title=Countries with which Jamaica has Established Diplomatic Relations |url=http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308040029/http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |archive-date=8 March 2016 |access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref>
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|34
|{{flag|Poland}}
|{{dts|12 February 1979}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seszele |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/kenia/seszele |language=pl}}</ref>
|-
|35
|{{flag|Sweden}}
|{{dts|14 August 1979}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 March 2018 |title=New Swedish Ambassador to Seychelles Accredited |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/3875/new-swedish-ambassador-to-seychelles-accredited |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|36
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|{{dts|27 November 1979}}<ref>{{cite news |date=23 May 2007 |title=Elections highlight Seychelles' stability, says Danish ambassador |newspaper=Seychelles Nation Online |url=http://www.nation.sc/index.php?art=9214 |access-date=23 July 2023 |archive-date=18 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718144054/http://www.nation.sc/index.php?art=9214 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Udenrigsministeriets kalender |publisher=Denmark. Udenrigsministeriet |year=1986 |pages=224 |language=da |quote=ambassadør ... till akkr . i Victoria ( Seychellerne ) [ 27.11.79 ]}}</ref>
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|37
|{{flag|Algeria}}
|{{dts|26 January 1980}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fewzi |first=Borsali |title=Culture du dialogue : Algérie –Afrique sub-saharienne 1962-1988 |url=https://www.asjp.cerist.dz/en/downArticle/180/1/1/36079 |access-date=23 July 2023 |page=42}}</ref>
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|38
|{{flag|Grenada}}
|{{dts|22 April 1980}}
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|39
|{{flag|Albania}}
|{{dts|16 May 1980}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Legum |first=Colin |title=Africa Contemporary Record: Annual Survey and Documents |publisher=Africana Publishing Company |year=1982 |pages=300}}</ref>
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|40
|{{flag|Maldives}}
|{{dts|1 July 1980}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 May 2023 |title=Countries with which the Republic of Maldives has established Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.gov.mv/en/files/dpl-full-country-list-as-of-11-may-2023--8993.pdf |access-date=7 July 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives |archive-date=29 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629032804/https://www.gov.mv/en/files/dpl-full-country-list-as-of-11-may-2023--8993.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|41
|{{flag|Greece}}
|{{dts|16 July 1980}}
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|42
|{{flag|Bulgaria}}
|{{dts|14 August 1980}}
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|43
|{{flag|Mongolia}}
|{{dts|20 August 1980}}
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|44
|{{Flag|Iraq}}
|{{dts|17 February 1981}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/jprs-report_jprs-77604/page/67/mode/1up?q=Zaid+Haidar |title=Sub-Saharan Africa Report No. 2376 |date=17 March 1981 |publisher=United States Joint Publications Research Service |pages=67}}</ref>
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|45
|{{flag|Switzerland}}
|{{dts|10 March 1981}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 March 2021 |title=La République des Seychelles et la Suisse fêtent aujourd'hui 40 ans de relations bilatérales. |language=fr |url=https://twitter.com/SwissAmbTana/status/1369493088251559937 |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|46
|{{flag|Ethiopia}}
|{{dts|14 April 1982}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 December 2013 |title=New Ethiopian Ambassador Accredited |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/2329/new-ethiopian-ambassador-accredited |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|47
|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|{{dts|18 December 1982}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 November 2011 |title=Seychelles To Inaugurate First Diplomatic Mission, Tourism Office In Middle East |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/1811/seychelles-to-inaugurate-first-diplomatic-mission-tourism-office-in-middle-east- |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|48
|{{flag|Bangladesh}}
|{{dts|28 February 1983}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 August 2019 |title=New High Commissioner of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to Seychelles Accredited |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/4551/new-high-commissioner-of-the-peoples-republic-of-bangladesh-to-seychelles-accredited |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|49
|{{flag|Oman}}
|{{dts|13 April 1983}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 May 2021 |title=The new Ambassador of Sultanate of Oman to Seychelles accredited |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/5189/the-new-ambassador-of-sultanate-of-oman-to-seychelles-accredited |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|50
|{{flag|Bahrain}}
|{{dts|4 May 1983}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral relations |url=https://www.mofa.gov.bh/Default.aspx?tabid=73&language=en-US |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505195337/https://www.mofa.gov.bh/Default.aspx?tabid=73&language=en-US |archive-date=5 May 2012 |access-date=15 May 2023}}</ref>
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|51
|{{flag|Mozambique}}
|{{dts|August 1983}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 May 2019 |title=President Faure holds talks with President of Mozambique |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/4441/president-faure-holds-talks-with-president-of-mozambique |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|52
|{{flag|Qatar}}
|{{dts|7 April 1984}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 July 2015 |title=Qatari Ambassador to Seychelles accredited |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/2820/qatari-ambassador-to-seychelles-accredited |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|53
|{{flag|Nicaragua}}
|{{dts|22 May 1984}}
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|—
|{{flag|Holy See}}
|{{dts|27 July 1984}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations of the Holy See |url=https://holyseemission.org/contents/mission/diplomatic-relations-of-the-holy-see.php |access-date=5 September 2022}}</ref>
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|54
|{{flag|Norway}}
|{{Dts|1 February 1985}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2022 |title=New Norwegian Ambassador to Seychelles accredited |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/5690/new-norwegian-ambassador-to-seychelles-accredited |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|55
|{{flag|Indonesia}}
|{{dts|16 December 1985}}
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|56
|{{flag|Somalia}}
|{{dts|14 April 1986}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Keesing's Contemporary Archives |year=1986 |volume=32 |pages=34409}}</ref>
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|57
|{{flag|Mexico}}
|{{Date table sorting|1 June 1986}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Enciclopedia de México |year=1987 |pages=7277 |language=es}}</ref>
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|58
|{{flag|Vanuatu}}
|{{dts|15 July 1986}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Revue de l'ocean Indien - Issues 72-84 - Page 5 |publisher=Nouvelle Société de Presse et d'Edition. |year=1986}}</ref>
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|59
|{{flag|Tunisia}}
|{{dts|25 August 1986}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Keesing's Record of World Events |year=1988 |volume=34 |pages=35631}}</ref>
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|60
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|{{dts|2 October 1986}}
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|61
|{{flag|Nepal}}
|{{dts|10 October 1986}}
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|62
|{{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}
|{{dts|22 October 1986}}
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|63
|{{flag|Angola}}
|{{dts|7 November 1986}}
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|64
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{dts|10 November 1986}}
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|65
|{{flag|Tanzania}}
|{{dts|11 November 1986}}
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|66
|{{flag|Fiji}}
|{{dts|4 December 1986}}
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|67
|{{flag|Cape Verde}}
|{{dts|9 March 1987}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Country Report: Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde |volume=2-4 |pages=40}}</ref>
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|68
|{{flag|Zimbabwe}}
|{{dts|11 March 1987}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 October 2021 |title=First Zimbabwean ambassador to Seychelles accredited |url=https://www.nation.sc/articles/11069/first-zimbabwean-ambassador-to-seychelles-accredited |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|69
|{{flag|Finland}}
|{{dts|1 April 1987}}
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|70
|{{flag|Malaysia}}
|{{dts|1 May 1987}}
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|71
|{{flag|Philippines}}
|{{dts|9 October 1987}}
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|72
|{{flag|Benin}}
|{{dts|1 March 1988}}
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|73
|{{flag|Comoros}}
|{{dts|30 June 1988}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Annual Register |year=1989 |volume=230 |pages=232}}</ref>
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|74
|{{Flag|Senegal}}
|{{dts|8 July 1988}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/fbis-report_fbis-afr-88-133/page/n32/mode/1up?q=establish+diplomatic+relations |title=FBIS Daily Report-Africa (Sub-Sahara) |date=12 July 1988 |publisher=United States Foreign Broadcast Information Service |pages=29 |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
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|75
|{{flag|Kuwait}}
|{{dts|11 July 1988}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 July 2019 |title=New Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Seychelles Accredited |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/4507/new-ambassador-of-the-state-of-kuwait-to-the-republic-of-seychelles-accredited |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|76
|{{flag|Saint Lucia}}
|{{dts|13 July 1988}}
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|77
|{{flag|Mauritius}}
|{{dts|17 July 1988}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 November 2020 |title=Seychelles and Mauritius to further consolidate ties during first State Visit |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/5019/seychelles-and-mauritius-to-further-consolidate-ties-during-first-state-visit |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|78
|{{flag|Thailand}}
|{{dts|19 July 1988}}
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|79
|{{flag|Colombia}}
|{{dts|5 August 1988}}
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|80
|{{flag|Singapore}}
|{{dts|16 September 1988}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic & consular list |url=https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Overseas-Missions/-/media/D74B3129AEFA44BB8FC411746F005489.ashx |access-date=11 July 2022 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore |page=}}</ref>
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|81
|{{flag|Botswana}}
|{{dts|30 September 1988}}
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|82
|{{flag|Ghana}}
|{{dts|10 October 1988}}
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|83
|{{flag|Morocco}}
|{{dts|17 December 1988}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 April 2019 |title=Vice-President Meriton receives {{sic|Mor|rocan|hide=y}} delegation |url=https://mfa.gov.sc/news/vice-president-meriton-receives-morrocan-delegation/ |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|84
|{{flag|Luxembourg}}
|{{dts|17 February 1989}}
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|85
|{{flag|Malta}}
|{{dts|11 April 1989}}
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|86
|{{flag|Madagascar}}
|{{dts|12 April 1989}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Newsom |first=David D. |title=The Diplomatic Record 1989-1990 |publisher=Routledge |year=2019 |quote=The Republic of Seychelles established diplomatic relations with the Democratic Republic of Madagascar.}}</ref>
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|87
|{{flag|Ivory Coast}}
|{{dts|19 April 1989}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=African Defence Journal, 101-112 |publisher=The Journal |year=1989}}</ref>
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|88
|{{flag|Kenya}}
|{{dts|10 January 1990}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 July 2022 |title=Seychelles and Kenya reaffirmed their commitment to bolstering cooperation to new heights |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/www/news/5600/seychelles-and-kenya-reaffirmed-their-commitment-to-bolstering-cooperation-to-new-heights |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|89
|{{flag|Brunei}}
|{{Date table sorting|1 May 1990}}<ref>{{Cite journal |date=June 1990 |title=Diplomatic ties established with several more countries |url=https://www.information.gov.bn/Publication%20listsPDF/Brunei%20Darussalam%20Newsletter/1990/BD%20jun%2090.pdf |journal=Brunei Darussalem Newsletter |pages=14}}</ref>
|-
|90
|{{flag|Iceland}}
|{{dts|8 November 1990}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iceland - Establishment of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.government.is/ministries/ministry-for-foreign-affairs/protocol/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=1 August 2021 |website=Government of Iceland}}</ref>
|-
|—
|{{flag|State of Palestine}}
|{{dts|1990}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 January 2009 |title=Konflik Gaza bisa menyebar |url=https://majalah.tempo.co/read/129233/fariz-nafi-atieh-mehdawi-konflik-gaza-bisa-menyebar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121185451/https://majalah.tempo.co/read/129233/fariz-nafi-atieh-mehdawi-konflik-gaza-bisa-menyebar |archive-date=21 January 2020 |language=id}}</ref>
|-
|91
|{{flag|Venezuela}}
|{{Dts|15 April 1991}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Libro amarillo correspondiente al año ...: presentado al Congreso Nacional en sus sesiones ordinarias de ... por el titular despacho |publisher=Venezuela. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |year=2003 |pages=528–529 |language=es}}</ref>
|-
|92
|{{flag|Chile}}
|{{dts|30 October 1991}}
|-
|93
|{{flag|Belize}}
|{{dts|20 November 1991}}
|-
|94
|{{flag|Ecuador}}
|{{dts|6 December 1991}}
|-
|95
|{{flag|Namibia}}
|{{dts|9 December 1991}}
|-
|96
|{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
|{{dts|12 December 1991}}
|-
|97
|{{flag|Mauritania}}
|{{dts|10 January 1992}}
|-
|98
|{{flag|Peru}}
|{{dts|15 January 1992}}
|-
|99
|{{flag|Costa Rica}}
|{{dts|17 March 1992}}
|-
|100
|{{flag|Uganda}}
|{{dts|6 April 1992}}
|-
|101
|{{flag|Israel}}
|{{dts|30 June 1992}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 November 2018 |title=New Israeli Ambassador Accredited |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/4206/new-israeli-ambassador-accredited |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|102
|{{flag|Slovenia}}
|{{dts|21 October 1992}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Đogić |first=Mojca Pristavec |date=September 2016 |title=Priznanja samostojne Slovenije |url=https://fotogalerija.dz-rs.si/datoteke/Publikacije/Zborniki_RN/2016/Priznanja_samostojne_Slovenije_.pdf |access-date=11 July 2023 |language=sl}}</ref>
|-
|103
|{{flag|New Zealand}}
|{{dts|1992}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 August 2018 |title=Blue economy, climate change top the agenda between Seychelles, New Zealand |url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/9522/Blue+economy%2C+climate+change+top+the+agenda+between+Seychelles%2C+New+Zealand. |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|104
|{{flag|Slovakia}}
|{{Dts|6 January 1993}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Štáty a teritóriá |url=https://www.mzv.sk/staty |access-date=26 May 2023 |language=sk}}</ref>
|-
|105
|{{flag|Guatemala}}
|{{dts|13 January 1993}}
|-
|106
|{{flag|Marshall Islands}}
|{{dts|2 February 1993}}
|-
|107
|{{Flag|Djibouti}}
|{{dts|3 February 1993}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Etat des Relations |url=http://www.djibdiplomatie.dj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=439&Itemid=17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818144121/http://www.djibdiplomatie.dj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=439&Itemid=17 |archive-date=18 August 2013 |access-date=7 December 2023 |website=Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres et de la Cooperation Internationale Djibouti |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
|108
|{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}
|{{dts|14 April 1993}}
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|109
|{{flag|Paraguay}}
|{{dts|23 April 1993}}
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|110
|{{flag|Guyana}}
|{{dts|28 April 1993}}
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|111
|{{flag|Panama}}
|{{dts|21 May 1993}}
|-
|112
|{{flag|Lithuania}}
|{{dts|1 July 1993}}
|-
|113
|{{flag|South Africa}}
|{{dts|23 March 1994}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations (country profiles listed alphabetically) |url=https://www.dirco.gov.za/bilateral-relations/ |access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref>
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|114
|{{flag|Latvia}}
|{{dts|23 March 1994}}
|-
|—
|{{flag|Sovereign Military Order of Malta}}
|{{dts|June 1994}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 June 2019 |title=Order of Malta presents credentials |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/4460/order-of-malta-presents-credentials |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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|115
|{{flag|Ukraine}}
|{{dts|30 September 1994}}
|-
|116
|{{flag|Azerbaijan}}
|{{dts|2 November 1994}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Foreign policy - bilateral relations |url=https://mfa.gov.az/en/category/bilateral-relations |access-date=3 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
|117
|{{flag|Turkey}}
|{{dts|22 June 1995}}
|-
|118
|{{flag|Cambodia}}
|{{dts|15 August 1996}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=LIST OF MEMBER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS (193) HAVING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CAMBODIA |url=https://www.mfaic.gov.kh/page/2021-02-10-LIST-OF-MEMBER-STATES-OF-THE-UNITED-NATIONS--193--HAVING-DIPLOMATIC-RELATIONS-WITH-CAMBOIDA |access-date=2 October 2021 |website=mfaic.gov.kh}}</ref>
|-
|119
|{{flag|Gabon}}
|{{dts|14 November 1996}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013 |title=Diplomatic Directory: Non-Resident Diplomatic Mission |url=https://ifs02.du.edu/Client/Diplomatic/Diplomatic%20Services/Archive/Diplomatic%20Lists/2013%20Seychelles%20Non-Resident%20Diplomatic%20Mission.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722204919/https://ifs02.du.edu/Client/Diplomatic/Diplomatic%20Services/Archive/Diplomatic%20Lists/2013%20Seychelles%20Non-Resident%20Diplomatic%20Mission.pdf |archive-date=22 July 2023 |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|120
|{{flag|Croatia}}
|{{dts|30 September 1997}}
|-
|121
|{{flag|Zambia}}
|{{dts|11 March 1998}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 April 2023 |title=The new Zambian High Commissioner to the Republic of Seychelles accredited |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/5864/the-new-zambian-high-commissioner-to-the-republic-of-seychelles-accredited |access-date=22 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
|122
|{{flag|Sri Lanka}}
|{{dts|3 October 1998}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations |url=https://mfa.gov.lk/dpl-relations/ |access-date=10 July 2022 |language=}}</ref>
|-
|123
|{{flag|Ireland}}
|{{dts|9 October 1999}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 October 2021 |title=New Irish Ambassador accredited |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/5312/new-irish-ambassador-accredited |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|124
|{{flag|Andorra}}
|{{dts|28 April 2000}}
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|125
|{{flag|Samoa}}
|{{dts|29 August 2000}}
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|126
|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|{{dts|28 September 2000}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 June 2021 |title=President Ramkalawan welcomes the Minister of State for African Countries Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/5210/president-ramkalawan-welcomes-the-minister-of-state-for-african-countries-affairs-of-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|127
|{{flag|Haiti}}
|{{dts|15 October 2000}}
|-
|128
|{{flag|North Macedonia}}
|{{Date table sorting|7 February 2001}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral relations |url=http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=310 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930040551/http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=310 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=3 April 2021 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia}}</ref>
|-
|129
|{{flag|Mali}}
|{{dts|April 2001}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 August 2016 |title=Le nouvel ambassadeur du Mali a présenté ses lettres de créance au Président Michel |language=fr |url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/3108/le-nouvel-ambassadeur-du-mali-a-presente-ses-lettres-de-creance-au-president-michel |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref>
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|130
|{{flag|Malawi}}
|{{dts|22 May 2001}}
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|131
|{{flag|Sudan}}
|{{dts|21 September 2001}}
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|132
|{{flag|Belarus}}
|{{dts|4 October 2001}}
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|133
|{{flag|Eswatini}}
|{{dts|14 March 2002}}
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|134
|{{flag|San Marino}}
|{{dts|14 March 2002}}<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Rapporti bilaterali della Repubblica di San Marino |url=https://www.esteri.sm/pub2/EsteriSM/Relazioni-Internazionali/Rapporti-Bilaterali.html |access-date=15 December 2021 |language=it}}</ref>
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|135
|{{flag|Eritrea}}
|{{dts|25 April 2002}}
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|136
|{{flag|Tonga}}
|{{dts|12 July 2002}}
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|137
|{{flag|Burundi}}
|{{dts|15 July 2002}}
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|138
|{{flag|Armenia}}
|{{dts|24 March 2006}}
|-
|139
|{{flag|Laos}}
|{{dts|22 June 2006}}
|-
|140
|{{flag|Estonia}}
|{{dts|15 November 2006}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2018 |title=Diplomaatiliste suhete (taas)kehtestamise kronoloogia |url=https://www.vm.ee/rahvusvaheline-suhtlus-uleilmne-eestlus/suhted-teiste-riikidega/diplomaatiliste-suhete |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=26 October 2022 |language=et}}</ref>
|-
|141
|{{flag|Rwanda}}
|{{dts|2006}}<ref>{{Cite news |title=RWANDA, SEYCHELLES TO COOPERATE IN TOURISM |url=https://www.rwandaintanzania.gov.rw/actualites/info-details/rwanda-seychelles-to-cooperate-in-tourism |access-date=23 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
|142
|{{flag|Monaco}}
|{{dts|15 April 2008}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Rapport de Politique Extérieure 2007 |url=https://www.gouv.mc/Action-Gouvernementale/Monaco-a-l-International/Publications/Rapports-de-Politique-Exterieure |accessdate=11 October 2020 |page=44 |language=fr}}</ref>
|-
|143
|{{flag|Dominican Republic}}
|{{Date table sorting|23 September 2008}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESTABLECIMIENTO DE RELACIONES DIPLOMÁTICAS |url=http://enlacecongreso.mirex.gob.do/ecc/Lists/Establecimiento%20de%20Relaciones%20Diplomticas/AllItems.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004004739/http://enlacecongreso.mirex.gob.do/ecc/Lists/Establecimiento%20de%20Relaciones%20Diplomticas/AllItems.aspx |archive-date=4 October 2017 |access-date=26 March 2022 |language=es}}</ref>
|-
|144
|{{flag|Uruguay}}
|{{dts|12 November 2008}}
|-
|145
|{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|{{dts|24 November 2009}}
|-
|146
|{{flag|Montenegro}}
|{{dts|19 May 2010}}
|-
|147
|{{flag|Solomon Islands}}
|{{dts|20 December 2010}}
|-
|148
|{{flag|Tuvalu}}
|{{Date table sorting|20 December 2010}}
|-
|149
|{{flag|Lesotho}}
|{{dts|25 January 2011}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 January 2011 |title=First Lesotho high commissioner to Seychelles accredited |url=https://www.nation.sc/archive/229387/first-lesotho-high-commissioner-to-seychelles-accredited |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|150
|{{flag|Nauru}}
|{{dts|14 April 2011}}
|-
|151
|{{flag|Georgia}}
|{{dts|15 March 2013}}
|-
|152
|{{flag|South Sudan}}
|{{dts|24 July 2013}}<ref name="mfa.gov.sc">{{cite news |title=Seychelles and South Sudan Establish Diplomatic Relations |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Transport, Republic of Seychelles |url=http://www.mfa.gov.sc/static.php?content_id=36&news_id=560 |access-date=2023-07-23 |archive-date=2018-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117012050/http://www.mfa.gov.sc/static.php?content_id=36&news_id=560 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|153
|{{flag|Kazakhstan}}
|{{dts|11 March 2014}}
|-
|154
|{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
|{{dts|15 March 2014}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Список стран, с которыми КР установил дипломатические отношения |url=https://mfa.gov.kg/kg/osnovnoe-menyu/vneshnyaya-politika/mezhdunarodnye-dogovory/spisok-stran-s-kotorymi-ustanovleny-dipotnosheniya/spisok-stran-s-kotorymi-kr-ustanovil-diplomaticheskie-otnosheniya |access-date=10 October 2021 |language=ru}}</ref>
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|155
|{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
|{{dts|4 June 2014}}
|-
|156
|{{flag|Niger}}
|{{dts|18 November 2014}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 November 2014 |title=Niger's first ambassador to Seychelles promises to build strong diplomatic ties |url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/1790/Nigers+first+ambassador+to+Seychelles+promises+to+build+strong+diplomatic+ties |access-date=2 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|157
|{{flag|Togo}}
|{{dts|3 March 2015}}
|-
|158
|{{flag|Palau}}
|{{dts|30 March 2015}}
|-
|159
|{{flag|Afghanistan|2013}}
|{{dts|24 February 2017}}
|-
|160
|{{flag|Kiribati}}
|{{dts|24 February 2017}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2017 |title=Seychelles establishes relations with the Republic of Kiribati |url=https://mfa.gov.sc/news/1399/seychelles-establishes-relations-with-the-republic-of-kiribati |access-date=11 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
|161
|{{flag|Central African Republic}}
|{{dts|16 May 2017}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 May 2017 |title=First Accredited Central African ambassador sees Seychelles as peaceful, successful |url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/7275/First+Accredited+Central+African+ambassador+sees+Seychelles+as+peaceful%2C++successful |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|162
|{{flag|Burkina Faso}}
|{{dts|16 May 2017}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 May 2017 |title=Seychello-Burkinabe relations take a new impetus |url=https://www.seychellesnewsgazette.com/seychello-burkinabe-relations-take-a-new-impetus/ |url-status=dead |access-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217132942/https://www.seychellesnewsgazette.com/seychello-burkinabe-relations-take-a-new-impetus/ |archive-date=17 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
|163
|{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
|{{dts|26 May 2017}}
|-
|164
|{{flag|Myanmar}}
|{{dts|12 July 2017}}
|-
|165
|{{flag|Tajikistan}}
|{{dts|28 December 2017}}
|-
|166
|{{flag|Dominica}}
|{{DTS|23 June 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 June 2021 |title=Seychelles and the Commonwealth of Dominica establish diplomatic relations |url=https://www.nation.sc/articles/9497/seychelles-and-the-commonwealth-of-dominica-establish-diplomatic-relations |access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref>
|-
|167
|{{flag|Gambia}}
|{{dts|16 November 2023}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 November 2023 |title=Seychelles establishes diplomatic relations with The Gambia |url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/19636/Seychelles+establishes+diplomatic+relations+with+The+Gambia |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|—
|{{Flag|Cook Islands}}
|{{dts|31 May 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 May 2024 |title=Seychelles and Cooks Islands formalise diplomatic relations on margins of SIDS4 |url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/category/7/articles/20651/Seychelles+and+Cooks+Islands+formalise+diplomatic+relations+on+margins+of+SIDS |access-date=31 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|168
|{{flag|Turkmenistan}}
|{{dts|13 August 2024}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 August 2024 |title=Turkmenistan and Seychelles established diplomatic relations |url=https://www.atavatan-turkmenistan.com/en/turkmenistan-and-seychelles-established-diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=14 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
|169
|{{Flag|Suriname}}
|{{dts|22 September 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 September 2024 |title=Suriname gaat diplomatieke betrekkingen aan met Seychelles |url=https://surinamenieuwscentrale.com/suriname-gaat-diplomatieke-betrekkingen-aan-met-seychelles |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=surinamenieuwscentrale.com/ |language=nl}}</ref>
|-
|170
|{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|{{dts|23 September 2024}}
|-
|171
|{{Flag|Uzbekistan}}
|{{dts|23 September 2024}}
|-
|172
|{{Flag|Bahamas}}
|{{dts|24 October 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 October 2024 |title=Seychelles and the Commonwealth of The Bahamas establish diplomatic relations |url=https://mfa.gov.sc/news/seychelles-and-the-commonwealth-of-the-bahamas-establish-diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=24 October 2024 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism Republic of Seychelles}}</ref>
|-
|173
|{{flag|El Salvador}}
|{{dts|12 November 2024}}
|-
|174
|{{Flag|Sierra Leone}}
|{{dts|16 February 2025}}
|-
|175
|{{flag|Republic of the Congo}}
|Unknown<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=8 August 2018 |title=Diplomatic Directory: Non-Resident Diplomatic Mission |url=https://ifs02.du.edu/Client/Diplomatic/Diplomatic%20Services/Archive/Diplomatic%20Lists/2013%20Seychelles%20Non-Resident%20Diplomatic%20Mission.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722204919/https://ifs02.du.edu/Client/Diplomatic/Diplomatic%20Services/Archive/Diplomatic%20Lists/2013%20Seychelles%20Non-Resident%20Diplomatic%20Mission.pdf |archive-date=22 July 2023 |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref>
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|176
|{{flag|Yemen}}
|Unknown<ref name=":02" />
|}

==Bilateral relations==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"
|-
! style="width:15%;"| Country
! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations Began
!Notes
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|China}}||30 June 1976<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Seychelles|url=https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjdt_665385/2649_665393/200204/t20020425_679072.html}}</ref>||See [[China–Seychelles relations]]

* China has an embassy in Victoria.
* Seychelles has an embassy in  [[Beijing]] and a consulate-general in [[Shanghai]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Cuba}}||12 April 1978<ref>{{Cite web|title=Seychelles and Cuba celebrate 40 years of diplomatic ties|date=12 April 2018|url=http://misiones.minrex.gob.cu/en/articulo/seychelles-and-cuba-celebrate-40-years-diplomatic-ties}}</ref>||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<ref>{{Cite web|title=Inaugurará presidente de Seychelles embajada de su país en Cuba|url=https://www.cadenagramonte.cu/articulos/ver/69524:inaugurara-presidente-de-seychelles-embajada-de-su-pais-en-cuba}}</ref> In 2022, Seychelles closed its embassy in [[Havana]].
* Cuba has an embassy in Victoria.
* Seychelles does not have an accreditation to Cuba.
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Cyprus}}||1 July 1976||Diplomatic relations between Seychelles and Cyprus established as of 1 July 1976<ref>{{Cite web|title=Un accord entre es Seychelles et Chypre considère le commerce électronique et la cybersécurité comme des domaines de coopération|url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/9396/Un+accord+entre+es+Seychelles+et+Chypre+considre+le+commerce+lectronique+et+la+cyberscurit+comme+des+domaines+de+coopration#:~:text=Bien%20que%20les%20relations%20diplomatiques,'archev%C3%AAque%20Makarios%20aux%20Seychelles%22.}}</ref>
* Both countries a members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]
* List of bilateral agreements.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olc.gov.cy/olc/olc.nsf/all/B439A8ABE3959881C22575D70032E19B/$file/SEYCHELLES.pdf?openelement |title=Ministry of foreign Affairs of Cyprus |language=el |access-date=2018-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306000252/http://www.olc.gov.cy/olc/olc.nsf/all/B439A8ABE3959881C22575D70032E19B/$file/SEYCHELLES.pdf?openelement |archive-date=2016-03-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Cyprus is represented in Seychelles through its embassy in [[Muscat, Oman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/321910E2C4035D3FC22571C7003AD68A?OpenDocument|title=Ministry of foreign Affairs of Cyprus|access-date=29 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929080356/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/321910E2C4035D3FC22571C7003AD68A?OpenDocument|archive-date=2015-09-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*  Seychelles  is represented in Cyprus through its High Commission in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/498524E7F7EBBA27C22571B50020F8D3?OpenDocument|title=Ministry of foreign Affairs of Cyprus|access-date=29 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808025109/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/498524E7F7EBBA27C22571B50020F8D3?OpenDocument|archive-date=2009-08-08|url-status=dead}}</ref> Two countries are a member of [[La Francophonie]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|France}}||29 June 1976||Diplomatic relations between Seychelles and France established as of 29 June 1976<ref>{{Cite web|title=New French ambassador lauds relations with Seychelles just as Air France is set to launch flights|url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/11764/New+French+ambassador+lauds+relations+with+Seychelles+just+as+Air+France+is+set+to+launch+flights}}</ref>[[File:Seychellois embassy in Paris.jpg|thumb|right|Embassy of Seychelles in Paris]]
* France has an embassy in Victoria.
* Seychelles has an embassy in [[Paris]]. 
* Seychelles claimed the French-owned [[Glorioso Islands]] in the Indian Ocean before the [[France–Seychelles Maritime Boundary Agreement]].
* Both countries are members of [[La Francophonie]].
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|{{flag|Greece}}||16 July 1980||Diplomatic relations between Seychelles and Greece established as of 16 July 1980<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diplomatic relations between Greece and Seychelles as of 16 July 1980. United Nations Digital Library|date = 16 July 1980|url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1627294?ln=en}}</ref>
* Greece is accredited to Seychelles from its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.<ref name="mfa.gr">{{cite web|url=https://www.mfa.gr/en/blog/greece-bilateral-relations/seychelles/|title=Greece's Bilateral Relations|website=www.mfa.gr|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref>
* Seychelles is accredited to Greece from its embassy in Paris, France.<ref name="mfa.gr"/>
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|{{flag|India}}||29 June 1976||See [[India–Seychelles relations]] Diplomatic relations between Seychelles and India established as of 29 June 1976<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prime Minister Narendra Modi forthcoming official Visit to Seychelles|url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/2702/prime-minister-narendra-modi-forthcoming-official-visit-to-seychelles}}</ref>

In an effort to reduce the increasing [[Sea piracy#Recent incidents|piracy]] in the nearby region, Seychelles requested the [[Indian Navy]] to carry out anti-piracy operations in her waters.<ref name="Indian Express">{{Cite news |author= Pubby, Manu |title= Navy responds to SOS from Seychelles |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/navy-responds-to-sos-from-seychelles/449049/0 |newspaper= [[Indian Express]] |location= New Delhi, India |date= 20 April 2009 |access-date= 5 April 2012}}</ref> This made [[India]]-Seychelles relations stronger. The Seychelles also praised the Indian Navy for their anti-piracy operations.<ref name="Indian Express"/>
* India has a High Commission in [[Victoria, Seychelles|Victoria]].<ref>{{cite web|title=High Commission of India, Seychelles|url=http://www.seychelles.net/hicomind/|access-date=28 December 2012}}</ref>
* Seychelles maintains a High Commission in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.sc/static.php?filter=6&content_id=24|title=Seychelles Diplomatic Missions and Representation Abroad - Diplomatic Directory - Department of Foreign Affairs - The Republic of Seychelles|website=www.mfa.gov.sc|access-date=29 December 2018|archive-date=29 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229220331/http://www.mfa.gov.sc/static.php?filter=6&content_id=24|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Malaysia}}||1 May 1987<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diplomatic Relations Between Malaysia and Seychelles established as of 1 May 1987. United Nations Digital Library| date=May 1987 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1638653?ln=en}}</ref>||See [[Malaysia–Seychelles relations]]
* Malaysia is accredited to Seychelles from its embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe.
* Seychelles has a high commission in [[Kuala Lumpur]].
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|{{flag|Mauritius}}||17 June 1988||Diplomatic relations between Seychelles and Mauritius established as of 17 June 1988<ref>{{Cite web|title=Seychelles to open its first Embassy in Mauritius|url=https://mfa.gov.sc/news/1906/seychelles-to-open-its-first-embassy-in-mauritius}}</ref>
* Mauritius has an honorary consulate in Victoria.
* Seychelles has an honorary consulate in [[Port Louis]].
Both are the members of [[Commonwealth of Nations]] and [[La Francophonie]].
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|{{flag|Mexico}}||1 June 1986||Diplomatic relations between Seychelles and Mexico established as of 1 June 1986<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Mexican Ambassador to the Republic of Seychelles Accredited|url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/4169/new-mexican-ambassador-to-the-republic-of-seychelles-accredited}}</ref>
* Mexico is accredited to the Seychelles from its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/kenia/ |title=Embassy of Mexico in Kenya |publisher=Embamex.sre.gob.mx |access-date=2023-02-03}}</ref>
* Seychelles does not have an accreditation to Mexico.
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|{{flag|North Korea}}||29 June 1976 and 24 August 1976||See [[North Korea–Seychelles relations]]

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.
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|{{flag|Russia}}||<!--Date started-->30 June 1976||See [[Russia–Seychelles relations]]

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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ginsburgs|first=George|title=A calendar of Soviet treaties, 1974-1980|publisher=[[Brill Publishers|BRILL]]|year=1987|page=163|chapter=1976|isbn=90-247-3628-5|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pSyu2DzyfNoC&pg=PA163|access-date=2009-05-27}}</ref> 
* Russia has an embassy in Victoria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid.ru/zu_r.nsf/e0f3cd1a55ff248dc32571e7003f460b/21216b84f02e86d4c32565e8003604cc?OpenDocument|script-title=ru:Посольство в Виктории|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia]]|access-date=2009-05-27|language=ru}}</ref> 
* Seychelles is accredited to Russia from its embassy in Paris, France and maintains an honorary consulate in [[Saint Petersburg]].
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|{{flag|Switzerland}}||10 March 1981||
*Diplomatic relations between Seychelles and Switzerland established as of 10 March 1981<ref>{{Cite web|title=La République des Seychelles of Seychelles et la Suisse of Switzerland fêtent aujourd'hui 40 ans de relations bilatérales|url=https://twitter.com/SwissAmbTana/status/1369493088251559937}}</ref>
*Both countries are full members of the [[Organisation internationale de la Francophonie]].
* Seychelles is accredited to Switzerland from its embassy in Paris, France.
* Switzerland is accredited to Seychelles from its embassy in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
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|{{flag|Turkey}}||22 June 1995||Diplomatic relations between Seychelles and Turkey established as of 22 June 1995<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diplomatic Relations Between Turkey and Seychelles as of 22 June 1995. United Nations Digital Library|url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1481583?ln=en}}</ref>
*Embassy of [[Seychelles]] in [[Paris]] is accredited to Turkey.<ref name="auto101">{{Cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Seychelles|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-seychelles.en.mfa}}</ref>
*The Turkish Embassy in [[Nairobi]] is accredited to [[Seychelles]].<ref name="auto101" />
*Trade volume between the two countries was US$25.4 million in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 17.7/7.7 million USD).<ref name="auto101" />
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|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}||18 December 1982||Diplomatic relations between Seychelles and United Arab Emirates established as of 18 December 1982<ref>{{Cite web|title=Seychelles To Inaugurate First Diplomatic Mission, Tourism Office In Middle East|url=https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/1811/seychelles-to-inaugurate-first-diplomatic-mission-tourism-office-in-middle-east-}}</ref>
* Seychelles has an embassy in [[Abu Dhabi]].
* UAE has an embassy in Victoria.
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|{{flag|United Kingdom}}||29 June 1976||
The Seychelles became a [[crown colony]] separate from [[Mauritius]] in 1903 and independence was granted in 1976, as a republic within the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]].

* Seychelles has a high commission in [[London]].
* United Kingdom has a high commission in Victoria.
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|{{flag|United States}}||1 July 1976<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Seychelles|url=https://history.state.gov/countries/seychelles}}</ref>||See [[Seychelles–United States relations]]

* Seychelles is accredited to the United States from its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City.
* United States has an embassy in [[Victoria, Seychelles|Victoria]].
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|{{flag|Vietnam}}||16 August 1979<ref>{{Cite web|title=President Michel officially welcomed in Vietnam {{!}}29 August 2013|url=https://www.nation.sc/archive/117681/president-michel-officially-welcomed-in-vietnam}}</ref>||
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.gov.vn/Home/VN-Seychelles-issue-joint-statement/20138/18764.vgp|publisher= ONLINE NEWSPAPER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM |access-date=2013-08-30|title= VGP News &#124; VN, Seychelles issue joint statement - VN, Seychelles issue joint statement }}</ref>

Both countries are members of [[La Francophonie]].
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==The Seychelles and the Commonwealth of Nations==

The Seychelles is a member state of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].

==See also==

*[[List of diplomatic missions in Seychelles]]
*[[List of diplomatic missions of Seychelles]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite journal |author=Dennis Hardy |title=Sovereignty and Seychelles: Borders and Boundaries in a Small Island State |journal=Seychelles Research Journal |volume=5 |issue=1 |date=February 2023 |url=https://seychellesresearchjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sovereignty_and_seychelles-borders_and_boundaries_in_a_small_island_state-dennis_hardy-srj-5-1.pdf |pages=52–64}}
* {{cite journal |author1=Anthony Bergin |author2=David Brewster |author3=Aakriti Bachhawat |title=Ocean Horizons: Strengthening Maritime Security in Indo-Pacific Island States |journal=Indian Ocean Island States |date=1 December 2019 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep23122.6 |pages=29–39}}

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