Accra, May 4, Ghanadot/GNA – Former
President John Agyekum Kufuor arrived in Accra on Saturday after
a two-week visit to
the United States and Germany.
Mr Kufuor attended two separate high-level meetings on Reform of
the World Bank and Improvement in Land Administration in Africa.
A press release issued by the Office of the former president and
signed by the Spokesperson, Mr Frank Agyekum, said in
Washington DC, former President Kufuor attended the first
meeting of the 12-member high level commission set up by the
World Bank earlier this year for the modernization of the Bank.
The Commission was set up by the World Bank earlier this year
for the Modernization of the Bank.
The Commission, which report to the World Bank President Robert
Zoellick, is charged with making recommendation on how the Bank
is governed so that it can better fulfil its mission of
overcoming global poverty.
It is chaired by former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo, and
includes Mrs. Sadata Ogata, President of Japanese International
Co-operation Agency (JICA) and former UN High Commissioner for
Refugees, Dr.Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the Peoples Bank of
China and Mr. Paschal Lamay, Director General of the World Trade
Organization (WATO).
From the US, former President Kufuor attended the 2009 African
Presidential Round Table which focused on “Leadership Challenges
on Land Reform in Africa”, in Berlin, German.
The forum organized by the African Presidential Archives and
Research Centre at Boston University, USA, is an initiative for
former democratically elected leaders of Africa to share their
ideas and experiences with a global audience.
The Former President expressed satisfaction at the outcome of
both meetings.
GNA
