Pelosi congratulates Ghana | General News 2019-07-30

General News of Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Source: dailyguidenetwork.com

2019-07-30

US Congress President Nancy Pelosi praised Ghana's contribution to global peace and security.

She congratulated President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House during his three-day visit to the country.

On her trip to Ghana, Pelosi said that she had met an army that complimented Ghana for its role in global security, which, in his opinion, was a benefit to the country.

She thinks it is one of the best ways for the country to continue contributing to the maintenance of peace in the world at this time of global insecurity. "At the military, cultural and cultural levels, we salute Ghana," she added.

The President also praised the efforts of many Americans of American-Ghanian descent, whom she considered a blessing.

Jim Clyburn, a congressman from the Democratic Party and president of the Black Caucus, who was part of the delegation, said, "Our mission today is very simple. it means making sure we interact so that you and your future can do business rather than help. "

The President welcomed the fact that it was the first time that a US congressional president is going to Ghana and was proud that she is the first woman to hold this position, as in the case of his chief of staff, Frema Osei-Opare. , the first woman appointed to this position in Ghana.

"We see this year as a year where we can renew relations with the United States while making some comments on the position of blacks in the world about the evolution of relations between our two countries over the last 400 years. last years. ; we are determined to never again find ourselves in this situation and to seize this opportunity to welcome all those who have been taken from our shores to live elsewhere in Ghana and this is the real goal of this Year of Return ", the President said.

The president described as "rebaduring" the visit of the black caucus to the power of the US Congress: "The work they do in the American political system is something we all follow with great acuity; we see their efforts to position blacks in America as the right prospect and to defend their rights and interests; It is an honor for us to have so many leaders bearing the names we have heard about, the most recent being our sister from Somalia who has been training in a major controversy in your country. "

He recalled last year's visit to Ghana by US First Lady Melania Trump, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and Nevada Governor Brian Sandavol, as well as other high-level visits. level.

We are proud to be a functioning democracy in Ghana … today since the establishment of the Fourth Republic, the people of Ghana have fully engaged in a future of democratic engagement and other principles of democratic accountability and respect for human rights; the rule of law is now central in our body politic, "said the president.

He reiterated that Africa needed a new and more progressive investment program, and not necessarily help.