7 Envoys present letters of credence to President
President John Dramani Mahama yesterday received the credentials of seven newly accredited envoys to Ghana at the Jubilee House in Accra.
The envoys are the High Commissioner of the Republic of Malta, Ronald Micallef; the Ambassador of the Russian Federation, Andrei Ordash; the Ambassador of Poland, Michal Cygan; the Ambassador of Indonesia, Bambang Suharto; the Ambassador of Panama, Isbeth Lisbeth Quiel Murcia; the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia, Armen Sargsyan; and the Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania, Selestine Gervas Kakele.
Meaningful cooperation
Receiving the credentials, President Mahama said Ghana enjoyed cordial relations with the respective countries of the envoys, and urged them to actively identify and develop new areas of meaningful cooperation that would positively impact the lives of the people of their nations and Ghana.
The President said Ghana was pursuing an ambitious economic transformation programme aimed at creating sustainable jobs, expanding opportunities for the youth, and building a resilient economy through the 24-hour economy initiative, agricultural modernisation agenda, industrial programmes, digital transformation and energy sector reforms.
“We invite businesses from your respective countries to jointly invest with their Ghanaian counterparts in areas of opportunity such as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, energy, infrastructure development, technology, logistics, tourism, healthcare, and education,” President Mahama said.
He added that Ghana offered strategic access to a continental market of more than 1.4 billion people, and as the host of the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area, stronger economic partnerships with Ghana could serve as an important gateway to the wider African market.
President Mahama acknowledged that the world today was faced with unprecedented challenges, including climate change, conflict, terrorism, violent extremism, cyber threats, food insecurity, irregular and illegal migration and economic uncertainty, stressing that these challenges demanded collective action.
He assured the envoys that despite the security situation in parts of the Sahel, Ghana remained committed to working with ECOWAS, the African Union, the United Nations, and all international partners to promote peace, security, democracy and sustainable development on the continent and globally.
“We believe that international cooperation, dialogue, respect for international law, and strong multilateral institutions remain essential to addressing the challenges confronting humanity,” the President said.
He added that “Ghana will continue to advocate peaceful resolution of disputes, support climate action, promote economic justice, and champion reforms that make global governance institutions more representative and responsive to contemporary realities”.
