President Mahama receives six envoys
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday received six envoys at the Flagstaff House, Kanda, with a pledge to strengthen trade and commercial ties with their respective countries.
The envoys are Mr Hans Decter, Netherlands, Dr Senturk Uzun, Turkey, Dr Joachim Oppinger, Austria, Madame Clemence Some Traore, Burkina Faso, Mr Jean Marie Mowell, Congo, and Christopher Thornley, Canada.
The envoys were at the Presidency to present their letters of credence as they begin their duty tour of Ghana.
President Mahama said Ghana was an emerging economy and would, therefore, strengthen her trade, commercial and other economic relations to blossom into a full middle income nation.
On Turkey, President Mahama said Ghana was embarking on massive industrialisation and believed that Turkey had the capacity to support Ghana in that direction since about 400 Turkish businesses were already established in Ghana.
He said apart from potable water, sanitation and agriculture that had been the centre of engagement between Ghana and Canada, recent co-operation had been centered on energy and power and called for closer collaboration in that sector.
President Mahama said Canada’s comparative advantage in renewable energy was unparalleled and Ghana would step up its energy production to become a net exporter of the commodity in the coming years.
President Mahama commended the Austrian Government for its support in building the Adomi Bridge in the Eastern Region and promised to collaborate with the Eastern European country in agro-processing and the manufacturing sectors.
On Burkina Faso, President Mahama promised to strengthen ties in the haulage of goods as the West African country had over the years depended on Ghana’s ports and harbours for their business transactions.
President Mahama expressed the hope of converting Ghana’s consulate in Brazaville into an embassy.
The Envoys expressed their interest in expanding relations with Ghana in the areas of agriculture, oil and gas, investment, trade and commerce, energy, power and industrialisation.
Source: GNA