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Beji Ciad Essebssi (President of the Republic of Tunisia) and Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, met with Beji Ciad Essebssi, President of the Republic of Tunisia, as part of his two-day historic visit to this North African country. .
The minister's meeting with the Tunisian leader on Tuesday (February 19th) highlighted the long-standing relations between Ghana and Tunisia, the abandonment of active engagement over the last forty years.
He also highlighted the commitment of both countries to strengthen their relations, as evidenced by the recent delegation of business representatives to Ghana and the signing of three basic cooperation agreements.
President Essebssi recalled Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's last visit to Tunisia in 1964 and advocated the strengthening of relations as they existed since the time of the first two presidents.
The President also reaffirmed Tunisia's willingness to advance bilateral cooperation and to intensify the coordination of multilateral visits and consultations on matters of concern for the future of both countries and the African continent.
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey emphasized the importance of her visit to Tunisia, stressing that it would undoubtedly contribute to the establishment of unique and distinct future relations, particularly in the economic and commercial fields as part of of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), of which Tunisia is now a member.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration also met with Omar El Behi, Minister of Trade, and Slim Feriani, Minister of Industry and SMEs, to brief them on Ghana's achievements in this sector as well as measures aimed at to extend its action on the program of industrialization of the country.
Ms. Ayorkor Botchwey also emphasized the importance of supporting the exchange of visits to the business world of both countries and encouraging the private sector to engage more in support of trade and investment, while exploring new areas of partnership, including health tourism.
Addressing the Ghanaian delegation, Tunisian Ministers of Commerce and Industry were optimistic. Africa is a choice for Tunisia to increase its trade and exports, indicating that its country is ready to explore every opportunity to break into the Ghanaian market.
Omar El Behi has announced the opening of a Tunisian Trade Office in Ghana to facilitate and improve work in the sector for mutual benefits.
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