Abu Dhabi: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received yesterday at the National Palace, President of Ghana, Nana Akufo Addo, who is on an official visit to the UAE.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a meeting with the President of the Republic of Ghana on the development of relations between the UAE and the Republic of Ghana in various fields, and ways and mechanisms to support, develop and advance, and regional and international issues of common concern.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the beginning of the talks, welcomed the President of Ghana, stressing that the visit will strengthen bilateral relations in various fields, and conveyed to him the greetings of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, and his wishes to Ghana and its friendly people continued progress and prosperity. His Highness said that the relations between the UAE and the Republic of Ghana are old, but they have witnessed a remarkable development during the past years, especially in the fields of trade and investment, and there are great opportunities for further cooperation between our two countries. “The UAE has a pioneering and successful development experience, and Ghana's economy is one of the fastest growing African economies.
His Highness stressed that Ghana is an important country in Africa in general, and West Africa in particular, and a key member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which makes the UAE views and relations with them with great interest.
His Highness pointed out that the UAE attaches great importance to the development of its relations with the African continent on the basis of mutual respect, trust and common interests, and care for the interests of its people in the development, stability and peace, adding: “In this context, we look forward to closer relations with Ghana and to take further steps. "We are positive on the road to strengthening these relations at all levels." His Highness expressed his confidence that this visit of the Ghanaian President will have an important role in the course of the UAE-Ghana relations during the coming period. For his part, President Nana Akufo-Addo expressed his happiness to visit the UAE, and conveyed his greetings to His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and wishes of further progress and prosperity for the UAE. He expressed his happiness to meet with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, affirming his country's keenness to develop its cooperation with the UAE in various fields, especially promising investment and development, in order to support sustainable development efforts, and meet the aspirations in the construction and prosperity of the two countries, and the price of cooperation approach adopted by the UAE With friendly peoples and nations, to achieve their progress and renaissance. At the end of the meeting, the two sides stressed the importance of building on and developing relations between the two countries, through supporting all aspects of cooperation, in light of the two countries possessing many promising elements and opportunities at the trade, investment, industrial, agricultural and development levels, and other sectors that serve their mutual interests and the growth of the economy. The two countries also expressed their keenness to increase bilateral trade between the UAE and Ghana. The President of Ghana, in his speech, delivered a speech in the guest book of the Al-Watan Palace, during which he expressed his thanks and appreciation for the warm reception he received and the accompanying delegation, wishing further development and progress of the friendship and cooperation relations between the two countries, in the interest of their common interests, and the continuity of the good and prosperity of the State.
Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and President of Ghana, Nana Akufo Addo, witnessed the exchange of a number of agreements and memorandums of understanding between the UAE and Ghana aimed at enhancing cooperation and joint action between the two countries and expanding their fields. . The agreements and memoranda signed by the two sides included the Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation of Income between the Governments of the United Arab Emirates and the Government of the Republic of Ghana, the Agreement on Cooperation and Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters between the Governments of the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Ghana, and a Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments of the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Ghana on mutual exemption And a memorandum of understanding in the field of manpower between the UAE and the Government of the Republic of Ghana.