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President Kufuor returns home
Accra, Aug. 11, Ghanadot/GNA -
President John Agyekum Kufuor returned home on Sunday night
after a two-week official visit to Trinidad and Tobago where
he was the special guest of honour at the 2008 Emancipation
Day celebrations, and Beijing, China, for the opening of the
Olympic Games.
Briefing journalists at the Kotoka International Airport, Mr
Andrew Awuni, Presidential Spokesperson and Press Secretary
to the President, said whilst in Trinidad and Tobago,
President Kufuor held bilateral talks with his counterpart
as well as the Prime Minister.
He said the discussions mainly centred on how best Trinidad
and Tobago would lend Ghana their rich experience in oil and
gas exploration, adding that a delegation was expected soon
in Ghana from that country as a result of the discussion.
Mr Awuni said the visit also strengthened the relationship
between the two countries.
On President Kufuor's visit to China, Mr Awuni said he took
the opportunity to hold discussions with the Chinese
government, which had approved a 600 million-dollar loan for
the construction of the Bui dam.
He said out of the visit, a company known as
Polytechnologies promised Ghana assistance in patrolling the
coast.
Mr Awuni said officials of the China Investment Bank were
also expected in Ghana to explore investment opportunities,
following talks between officials of the Bank and President
Kufuor.
At the airport to meet the president were the Vice
President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, ministers of state and senior
military and police personnel.
GNA
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