The newly appointed Chargé d’Affaires of the Libyan Embassy, Mr Mohamed M. O. Melad, has presented his Letter of Appointment to Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration in Accra.
Madam Ayorkor Botchwey congratulated the Chargé d’Affaires on his appointment and assured him of her support during his duty tour of Ghana.
She acknowledged with satisfaction the cordial relations between Ghana and Libya, back to the 1980s; nurtured into cooperation through the African Union (AU) and the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) on issues of common interest to the two countries and through the Ghana-Libyan Holding Company (GHALCO), operators of the Golden Tulip chain of Hotels in Ghana.
She said the re-opening of Ghana’s Embassy in Libya in March 2020 was a further testament of Ghana’s commitment to the strengthening of the existing bonds of friendship as well as an opportunity to expand the two countries’ commercial interests by exploiting market potentials on both sides and providing visa and allied consular services.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration mentioned further the Government of Ghana’s commitment towards consolidating existing friendly ties and expanding the scope of economic and technical cooperation between the two countries.
Madam Ayorkor Botchwey referred to the fact that this year marked the 10th anniversary of the Libyan uprising and commended the Government of Libya for its prudent measures to address the problem of instability in the country.
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