ALAIN ST.ANGE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE VANILLA ISLANDS ARRIVES IN COMOROS
Almasalla Arab Travel Portal News – Minister Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture and President of the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands arrived in Comores Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport this morning and was met at the airport by Minister Bahiat Massoundi, the Comoros Minister responsible for Post Offices, Telecommunication, new Information Technology, Communication, Transport and Tourism, Madame Kalathoune Mahamoud, the representative in the Ministry responsible for Transport and Tourism and Madame Hissane Guy, the President of the National Tourist Office of Comoros and an important delegation from the Department of Tourism of the Comoros.
The Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands (Comores, La Reunion, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mayotte and the Seychelles) are this week meeting in Comores.
The Agenda Items for this Comores meeting is set to analyse actions already implemented in 2013 which includes the Roadshow undertaken in South Africa, participation in the World Travel Market in London, the MOU signed with Constance Group of Hotels, the MOU signed with Air Madagascar, the ongoing Partnership developed with the Indian Ocean Times and the launch of the Organisation’s Facebook page.
The meeting will also look at proposed actions for 2014 and the organisation’s budget. Here it is expected that the inter island meeting will be spending time planning the launch of the Organisation’s WebSite and also look at the proposed action plan for the organisation as was received from member states among other organisational matters.
The venue for the next Ministerial meeting of the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands will also be discussed as as well as the question on who will be candidates for the 2014 elections for the Presidency when Alain St.Ange will step down after serving a two term mandate.
