7 envoys present credentials to President Mahama
PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama has received credentials of seven envoys on work duty to Ghana.
They are Andrei Ordash, Ambassador of the Russian Federation, Ronald Micallef, High Commissioner of the Republic of Malta, and Michal Cygan, Ambassador of Poland.
The rest are Bambang Suharto, Ambassador of Indonesia, Isbeth Lisbeth Quiel Murcia, Ambassador of Panama, Armen Sargsyan, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia, and Selestine Gervas Kakele, Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania.
Receiving their letters of credence at the Presidency in Accra on Monday, President Mahama said Ghana has a healthy relationship with their respective countries.
He encouraged the envoys’ active engagement to identify and develop new areas of meaningful cooperation that will positively affect the lives of peoples of their countries and Ghana.
Ghana, the President underlied was pursuing a bold programme of economic transformation aimed at creating sustainable jobs, expanding opportunities for our young people, and building a resilient economy through our 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.
“Ghana offers strategic access to a continental market of more than 1.4 billion people. As the host of the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area, stronger economic partnerships between your countries and Ghana can serve as an important gateway to the wider African market,” he explained.
President Mahama acknowledged that the world today faces unprecedented challenges – climate change, conflict, terrorism, violent extremism, cyber threats, food insecurity, irregular and illegal migration, and economic uncertainty – challenges that demand collective action to overcome.
He assured the envoys that despite the security situation in parts of the Sahel, Ghana remains committed to working with ECOWAS, the African Union, the United Nations, and all our international partners to promote peace, security, democracy, and sustainable development on the continent and in all other parts of the world.
“We believe that international cooperation, dialogue, respect for international law, and strong multilateral institutions remain essential to addressing the challenges confronting humanity,” the President stressed.
“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,” he added.
BY JULIUS YAO PETETSI
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