On October 29, 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Wavel Ramkalawan on his election as President of the Republic of Seychelles.
Xi Jinping pointed out in his message that China and Seychelles share a time-honored friendship, and the bilateral relations have been developing smoothly with new fruitful cooperation in various fields. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, China and Seychelles have been helping and supporting each other in fighting the pandemic. Xi Jinping said he attaches great importance to the development of China-Seychelles relations, and is ready to make joint efforts with President Ramkalawan to promote bilateral friendly cooperation in various fields so as to better benefit the two countries and two peoples. Xi Jinping expressed his sincere wish that under the leadership of President Ramkalawan, the government and people of Seychelles will make new and greater achievements on the path of national construction and development.