Ghana and Malta waive visa only for holders of diplomatic passports – Ministry of Foreign Affairs

General News on Friday, April 5th, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-04-05

The Foreign Ministry has refuted some media reports about an alleged visa waiver agreement signed between Ghana and Malta when visiting a government delegation in the European country.

Explaining what actually happened, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that the visa waiver agreement did not apply to the general public but concerned only the holders of diplomatic and service pbadports. having official duties.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs press release also said that the agreement would come into force after the two countries were informed of the legal procedure in their country.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has learned that some media outlets are reporting that the government of Ghana and Malta have signed a visa waiver agreement during the recent state visit to the country. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Malta. "

"In order to avoid any ambiguity, the Ministry wishes to clarify that the agreement on the visa waiver signed during the state visit only applies to the holders of diplomatic pbadports and officially badigned service in both countries. The agreement will enter into force after both parties have been informed of the completion of the required national legal procedures, "the statement added.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said some of the memoranda of understanding between the two countries included:

I. Agreement on the prevention of double taxation and the prevention of taxation
Tax fraud concerning income taxes between the governments of Ghana and Malta;
Agreement on Visa Exemption for Holders of Diplomatic Pbadports and Services between the Governments of Ghana and Malta;

ii. Memorandum of Understanding on Bilateral Air Agreements between the Governments of Ghana and Malta;

iv. Memorandum of Understanding on Tourism between the Governments of Ghana
and in Malta; and

V. Memorandum of Understanding on Medicines between the Governments of Ghana and Malta.
Media outlets may wish to contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration for clarification on agreements and memoranda of understanding, if necessary.

President Nana Akufo-Addo left Ghana on March 25, 2019 for a one-day official visit to Malta, at the invitation of Maltese President, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, who was appointed one of the first foreign leaders to make an official visit to Malta. Ghana, under the Akufo-Addo presidency, July 26, 2017.

The reciprocal visit aimed to deepen and strengthen the ties between the two countries and to explore other areas of cooperation in their mutual interest.

The Chair was accompanied by Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyerematen, and other presidents of the Presidency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.