Victoria, June 28 -- India continues to strengthen and support Seychelles as it announced handing over a consignment of 500 metric tonnes of rice along with 8500 metric tonnes of cement in the wake of the conflict in West Asia.

The announcement was made by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri in a special press briefing on the ongoing visit of PM Modi to Seychelles.

He told the media, "In addition to the fast patrol craft and the utility vehicles that were handed over, the Prime Minister also handed over a consignment of 500 metric tons of rice to strengthen the food security of Seychelles and 8,500 metric tonnes of cement to address the infrastructure sector challenges that Seychelles is facing uh on account of the crisis in West Asia."

He ...