|
AU Chairman Kufuor receives kudos from Brown and Barroso
Accra, Feb. 22, Ghanadot/GNA - The
British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown and the European
Commission President, José Manuel Barroso have paid tribute
to President John Agyekum Kufuor for his achievements as
Chairman of the African Union.
In separate messages, they said the one-year Presidency, the
first for Ghana in over four decades, marked a turning point
in key areas of the continental body, adding that President
Kufuor’s leadership made an important difference.
An official statement released by Mr Andrew Awuni, Press
Secretary to President Kufuor said the British Prime
Minister in particular mentioned the successful integration
of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) into
the AU and lauded the AU’s increasing readiness to find
African solutions to African issues, citing Kenya, as
evidence of AU’s transformation under President Kufuor’s
term.
Mr Barroso said Africa had been a focal point of the
international political agenda in recent years and it was
remarkable that much of the African news, elections,
investment and political leadership in the year 2007 was
good news.
He credited President Kufuor with this development and
emphasized that the year was a special one for EU-Africa
relations.
Mr Barroso added that President Kufuor’s personal commitment
accounted for the organization of the long awaited EU-Africa
Summit in Lisbon last December, which is a boost for
partnership.
GNA
|
