Ghana and Malta sign five partnership agreement protocols

Company News of Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Source: ghanaiantimes.com.gh

2019-03-27

Ghana and Malta have signed five memoranda of understanding for the establishment of partnerships between the two countries.

This signing ceremony took place yesterday when President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo Dankwa made a one-day official visit to Malta, where he had bilateral talks with his Maltese counterpart, President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca .

The agreements between the governments of Ghana and Malta concern medicines, bilateral air services, the prevention of double taxation and the prevention of tax evasion with respect to taxes on income, tourism and a joint commission for bilateral cooperation.

Speaking at a luncheon held in his honor, President Akufo-Addo said the agreements "will serve as a solid springboard for more dynamic and dynamic engagements in key sectors of our respective economies."

Thanking President Coleiro-Preca for the warm hospitality extended to him, President Akufo-Addo said that the visit to Ghana of his Maltese counterpart in July 2017 was the first time that a President of the Republic from Malta in office rendered a C & # 39; was the first time that a Maltese president was traveling to a country located south of the Sahara.

"Your visit has strengthened the already good relations between our two countries and we welcome the decision to locate the first resident mission of Malta, in sub-Saharan Africa, to Ghana," he added.

As members of the Commonwealth and the United Nations, with governance structures respectful of human rights, the rule of law and principles of democratic accountability, President Akufo-Addo urged Malta and Ghana to continue to cooperate effectively at the international level. , to create a safer and more secure world.

While the term of President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca was coming to an end, President Akufo-Addo said, "The citizens of Malta will remember you for your inspiring leadership, especially for your strong commitment to protection. the many interventions you have launched and the many programs you have put in place to ensure the well-being of vulnerable people in Malta. "

He continued: "For us, in Ghana, we will remember your intervention which resulted in the creation by the Department of Education of the University of Malta of the annual Frederick Ofosu Memorial Conferences, placed under your high patronage, in memory of Frederick Ofosu, a Ghanaian immigrant. took his own life here in Malta. We will remember you with affection and wish you good luck in your future endeavors ".