President John Dramani Mahama has landed in Seoul, South Korea, for a five-day work visit. The visit aims to strengthen Ghana’s long-standing bilateral relations with South Korea.
It also seeks to identify new potential for commerce, investment, and technology cooperation.
President Mahama was greeted by Mr Park Kyongsig, Korean Ambassador to Ghana; Mr Chung Kwangyong, Director General, Africa and Middle East Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea; and Mr Kojo Choi, Ghana’s Ambassador to South Korea, along with other officials from the Ghana Embassy in Seoul.
For many years, Ghana and South Korea have maintained friendly diplomatic ties based on collaboration in trade, education, technology, infrastructure development, and cultural exchange.
Additionally, it is anticipated that the visit would deepen these connections and broaden collaborations in important areas like industry, shipping, innovation, and human capital development.
President Mahama would meet one-on-one with Mr. Lee Jae-Myung, President of the Republic of Korea, during the visit.
Additionally, he would meet with the Speaker of the Korean National Assembly, Mr. Woo Won-shik.
President Mahama would give a speech at a conferment ceremony at Yonsei University and take part in a ship-naming ceremony at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan. Additionally, he would give Yonhap News Agency an interview.
The President’s program also includes dinner talks with corporate leaders and chief executives to discuss investment potential in Ghana, as well as an evening gathering with Ghanaians studying and working in South Korea.
Members of the President’s Delegation include Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Stan Xoese Dogbe, Deputy Chief of Staff at the Presidency in charge of Operations; Mrs. Joyce Bawah Mogtari, Advisor and Special Aide to the President; and Dr. Callistus Mahama, Executive Secretary to the President.
Source: newsthemegh.com