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–Le Commission de la Jeuneese et de Sports de L’Ocean Indien (CJSOI) holds Ministerial Meeting.
On the 1st of March 2017, the Indian Ocean Youth and Sports Commission held Ministerial meeting in Mauritius. The meeting was attended by the Seychelles Minister for Youth, Sports and Culture Ms Idith Alexander, the newly appointed Minister for Youth and Sports in Mauritius Mr Jean Christophe Stephan, Minister for Youth and Sports Madagascar Mr Jean-Anicet Andramosarisoa who is also the Chairperson of the committee for ministers under the commission, , the Youth and Sports Minister for Comoros Mr Salim Mohamed Abderemani, Director for Sports in Mayotte who represented the Minister and the representatives from France (Director of Sports).
The main objective of the meeting was the revision of the CJSOI games charter. During the deliberations, several topics were raised for discussion such as the age limit for the games, the next hosts for the games, the frequency of the games; the CJSOI games are held every two years though during the ministerial meeting, they were also proposals that the games be held every four years but Seychelles minister for Youth, Sports and Culture stated that the four year period might be too lengthy in consideration with the youth whose talents have to be developed giving them the opportunity for international exposure. Finally the conclusion reached was that the games be held every three years.
There were heated debates about issues the Mayottes in Comoros need to sort out with the French authority.The decision will be taken during a later meeting after negotiation with French authority.
Also during the meeting was the discussion of Djibouti’s absence from several meetings. It was decided that if Djibouti is absent from the next ministerial meeting, Seychelles will most likely be hosting the next CJSOI games in 2018.
The next ministerial meet however will be held in Seychelles on the 26th of September 2017 where the conversations will continue.