[ 2017-02-27 ]

The Ambassador urged the Defence Minister to reconsider an earlier MoU on defence

Ghana and Czech Republic strengthen ties
Ghana and the Czech Republic have identified new
opportunities where they would strengthen their
bilateral relations.

The opportunities identified include; defence and
security, defence industries, modern equipment
support to Ghana by the Czech Republic, medical
supplies and training for Ghana Armed Forces
Personnel.

Madam Margita Fuschova, the Czech Republic
Ambassador to Ghana made this known, when he paid
a courtesy call on Mr Dominic Nitiwul, Minister
for Defence at the Square in Accra.

She said her country was interested in assisting
Ghana’s defence sector in equipment supplies,
technology transfer, study by the Military
personnel in Czech institutions and improving the
quality of life of Ghanaian soldiers.

She also reiterated the Czech government’s
preparedness to support the Ministry in developing
into a modern standard new shoe factory in Kumasi,
which was restarted a few years ago with Czech
funding.

The Ambassador urged the Defence Minister to
reconsider an earlier Memorandum of Understanding
on defence cooperation signed between the two
countries and review areas, where necessary.

“Czech investors are ready to come to Ghana’
for business, the Ambassador assured and
encouraged the Minister to look again at the MOU,
so we start a new process.”

She extended an invitation to the Minister to
visit her country to see what they could offer
Ghana.

Mr Nitiwul acknowledged the long-standing
relations between the two countries and said Ghana
was appreciative of Czech government’s
assistance over the years.

He outlined government’s priority areas to
include improving housing for the Armed Forces,
training of Air Force pilots and other technical
staff and actualising the one district-one factory
concept.

He said the defence industries programme was of
great interest to government and expressed the
hope that Czech Republic could help in that
direction.

Source - ghananewsagency.org

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