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General News of Monday, April 29, 2019
Source: Myjoyonline.com
2019-04-29
Jeremy Hunt is UK Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jeremy Hunt
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will visit Ghana from Monday 29 to 30 April to promote trade and bilateral relations.
Hunt will also announce a new project to support agriculture and agricultural exports, as well as a new waste management pilot project to help Ghana improve waste collection and boost investment. in recycling facilities.
This trip, his first as Foreign Minister, will show how the United Kingdom-Ghana relationship – based on shared values, our people-to-people ties and our Commonwealth ties – is moving towards a common goal: a prosperous and secure Ghana. inclusive growth as it moves beyond aid.
The disposal of plastic waste is one of the biggest environmental challenges of Ghana. This is why DFID will help solve problems related to waste collection in Ghana and mobilize investment in recycling and treatment facilities in Accra.
Martin Kent, Deputy Trade Commissioner for Africa, and a delegation from the United Kingdom consisting of representatives from BP, Ordnance Survey, London Stock Exchange, Aqua Africa, Bechtel, BHM Construction, Biwater, CDC, OSTC, and Plexus Cotton.
Through a number of events, meetings and visits, these companies will have the opportunity to better understand economic development in Ghana, meet with ministers and top local leaders.
The highlight of the visit will be a meeting with Ghanaian President H. Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo at Jubilee House to discuss the strong partnership and shared future of the United Kingdom and Ghana.
Foreign Affairs Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, will also sign a joint statement attended by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and British High Commissioner Iain Walker.
The Declaration will again focus on three common pillars: Mutual Prosperity, Regional Security and Health, Education and Equality.
As part of the UK Government's commitment to support Ghana "Beyond Aid", it will also meet with UK business leaders in Ghana to support their efforts to invest more in the country.
At present, bilateral trade between Ghana and the United Kingdom amounts to £ 1.2 billion. Much more can be done as British companies seek to accelerate Ghana's plans for infrastructure construction.
This is the basis of British Prime Minister Theresa May's goal of making the UK the largest foreign direct investor of the G7 in Africa by 2022, and Ghana will be at the heart of the story. The United Kingdom should help Ghana become a regional financial center and the most conducive environment for business in Africa.
Jeremy Hunt will speak at a Commonwealth 70th Anniversary Event on "A Connected Commonwealth".
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, leading investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Blue Skies founder Anthony Pile and Vodafone Ghana's new CEO, Patricia Obo-Nai, will join him in attending the event.
Before the visit, British High Commissioner H. E Iain Walker said: Our values are what binds us. And in an increasingly interconnected world, what defines us is how we will address common threats and challenges in the future: climate change, plastics and cybersecurity.
"The visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to Ghana allows us to develop the UK-Ghana partnership to make it even better: we have created the United Kingdom-Ghana Business Council, the main way for our governments to cooperate in the fields of trade, investment, economic development and employment. creative and business environment; the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs will allow us to devote the same energy to security and development. "
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