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November 13, 2006
President Kufuor returns home
Accra, Nov. 13, GNA - President John Agyekum Kufuor returned
home on Monday evening after attending the China-Africa
Heads of State Summit in Beijing, the first Africa-Korea
Forum in Seoul and a two-day official visit to Japan.
He was accompanied by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and NEPAD and Mr
Joseph Kofi Adda, Minister for Energy.
Briefing newsmen Nana Akufo-Addo said the two summits were
follow up to African-Asian Summit held in Jakarta in April
last year.
He said the Beijing Summit the first of its kind was
attended by 48 African countries to renew existing relations
between Africa and China.
Nana Akufo-Addo said the Korean summit was attended by five
African countries including Ghana.
He said President Kufuor had discussions with Korean
President Roh Moo-Hyun and Korean Prime Minister Han
Myeong-Sook as well as Mr Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations (UN)
Secretary-General designate.
The Foreign Minister said their discussions centred on
issues of mutual interest and conflict areas in Africa.
He noted that it had become obvious that the global
community had been impressed by the progress Ghana was
making in democratic governance.
President Kufuor was met on arrival by Vice President Aliu
Mahama, Mr Patrick Kwarteng Acheampong, Inspector General of
Police (IGP), Lieutenant-General Joseph B. Danquah, Chief of
Defence Staff and officials from Chinese and Korean
Embassies in Ghana.
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