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Ministry Refute
Allegation of US
Military Base
Accra, April 25, GNA - The Ministry of Defence on Tuesday
refuted an allegation that the United States of America
(USA) had established or would establish a Military Base in
Ghana.
A statement signed by the E. P. Ofosu-Appeah, Chief Director
of the Ministry said there was no evidence at the Ministry
to prove that the USA had put up such a Base as purported by
some private media in the country.
"There is no official request or proposal to that effect",
the statement said, adding that, the claim that there was a
tunnel from the new US Embassy compound to the Airport was
not true.
The statement noted that the Ghana Air Force had
collaborated with troops from the United Kingdom and other
countries in joint training exercises adding, " It is
unfortunate that such collaborative efforts by Ghana and
friendly countries particularly the United States, should be
given a conspiratorial interpretation".
"It is important for the media to understand and accept that
our collaborative efforts have become a standard pattern,
meant to keep the Ghana Army in shape at all times in order
to fulfill its constitutional and statutory mandate", the
statement said.
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