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Kufuor receives newly accredited
Ambassadors
Accra, June 25, Ghanadot/GNA - Pope
Benedict XVI on Wednesday hailed Ghana's stable democracy
and pronounced his apostolic blessings on the nation.
He said he was not only impressed with the peace of the
nation but also recognized the strong performance of the
economy.
"The Holy See has asked me to convey to you his commendation
for this," Archbishop Leon Badikebele Kalenga, the new
Apostolic Nuncio, said this when he and two other newly
accredited High Commissioners and an Ambassador, presented
their Letters of Credence/Commission to President John
Agyekum Kufuor at the Castle, Osu.
They are Mr David Etuket, High Commissioner of Uganda, Mr
Khalid Durrani, High Commissioner of Pakistan, and Mr Ri
Chan Ho, Ambassador of the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea (DPRK).
All, except the Apostolic Nuncio, would be based in Abuja,
the administrative capital of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.
Archbishop Kalenga expressed the Pope's appreciation for the
leadership role President Kufuor was playing in Africa,
saying, "You are doing wonderfully well for both your
country and Africa."
He pledged his resolve to promote and strengthen the
relations between Ghana and the Vatican.
President Kufuor acknowledged the vanguard role of the
Church in education and quality health care delivery in the
society, noting that it was not only after the spiritual
welfare of the people but their social needs as well.
Ghana being secular, he said, he was confident the Apostolic
Nuncio would help to sustain the happy co-existence between
Christians and followers of the other religious faiths.
Running through the messages of the other High Commissioners
and Ambassador, were the expressions of admiration for
Ghana's success story and the determination to deepen
bilateral and economic co-operation between their respective
countries and Ghana.
President Kufuor drew attention to the need to put more
substance to Ghana's long-standing relationship with
Pakistan, Uganda and the DPRK by re-opening their permanent
missions, something, they all said they were eager to see
happen.
He said he wanted to see more economic interaction between
Ghana and those countries for the mutual benefit of their
peoples.
GNA
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