The government of Togo has expressed appreciation to Ghana for her continuous support towards the advancement of that country, and promised to reciprocate.
The Togolese government particularly thanked Ghana for the solidarity the country exhibited in appealing against sanctions handed to Togo by Confederation of African Football (CAF), the regional football governing body.
Koffi Essaw, Togolese Foreign Minister who delivered a special message of appreciation from the Togolese President to President John Evans Atta Mills at the Castle, Osu in Accra yesterday said Togo was appreciative of Ghana .
“The President and people of Togo thank you for showing us good neighbourliness,” he said.
Togo was banned by CAF from participating in two Cup of Nations and fined 50,000 dollars after Togo withdrew from the last Cup of Nations in Angola in January following an attack on the Togolese national team by insurgents in the Cabinda region resulting in deaths and injuries to team officials and players.
Although the sanctions have been widely condemned across, CAF has remained adamant in the wake of appeals for a review the sanctions.
The government of Togo, according to Mr. Essaw, was touched by the solidarity shown by Ghana , stressing that Togo would reciprocate that gesture.
President Mills, receiving the message, expressed good wishes to Togo , saying “we cherish our relations with Togo .”
What affects Togo, he said, also affected Ghana , adding the people of the two countries were one had a common aim of enhancing the livelihood of their citizenry.
Ghana, he said, has a declared policy of good neighbourliness, indicating that there was the need for Africans to live in unity since the countries were only divided by artificial boundaries.
“We are one people only separated by imposed boundaries,” he said adding that the boundaries should not be a barrier to trade cooperation and good neighbourliness.
President Mills said Ghana appealed to CAF for a review of the sanctions because “we were touched by the incident especially because deaths were involved.”
“We consider what we did as our moral obligation and fraternal duty,” he stressed, and called for unity among African nations.
He took the opportunity to commend Togo for the recent peaceful elections in that country although there were a few challenges that confronted the polls.
He urged the government of Togo to be mindful of the needs of the citizenry since the welfare of the people should was paramount.
By Edmund Mingle
President John Evans Atta Mills yesterday commended Standard Chartered Bank for its encouraging investment in Ghana , and invited the bank to play an active part in country’s oil and gas sector.
He said the bank’s vast experience in the financial sector of the oil and gas industry across the globe, could be brought to bear on Ghana ’s oil industry which is preparing to take off.
President Mills made the commendation when the a delegation from the bank led by visiting Group CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, Peter Sands, called on him at the Castle, Osu in Accra.
He also lauded the bank for increasing its investments in other sectors of the economy, saying the support of financial institutions such as Stanchart was needed to grow the economy.
The national economy, he said continue to confront challenges, but he was optimistic that the government’s efforts to enhance the economy would be successful.
“With friends like you, we should be able to overcome our challenges,” he told the Stanchart executives.
To ensure that the bank and others continue to operate successfully in Ghana, the President assured them of government’s full support.
He said the government would continue to assist investors provided they operated within the trade and investment regulations of Ghana.
Mr. Sands, who was accompanied by Chief Executive of Stanchart Ghana, and other executives, thanked the government for the support, and noted that the bank was determined to continue increasing its investments in Ghana.
He said the bank now considers Ghana as its hub for operations in West Africa, indicating that Ghana has been a very important location for the bank.
“We see Ghana as a centre of excellence for our operations,” he told the President, and gave the assurance that the bank would provide the necessary support for the economy.
The Togolese government particularly thanked Ghana for the solidarity the country exhibited in appealing against sanctions handed to Togo by Confederation of African Football (CAF), the regional football governing body.
Koffi Essaw, Togolese Foreign Minister who delivered a special message of appreciation from the Togolese President to President John Evans Atta Mills at the Castle, Osu in Accra yesterday said Togo was appreciative of Ghana .
“The President and people of Togo thank you for showing us good neighbourliness,” he said.
Togo was banned by CAF from participating in two Cup of Nations and fined 50,000 dollars after Togo withdrew from the last Cup of Nations in Angola in January following an attack on the Togolese national team by insurgents in the Cabinda region resulting in deaths and injuries to team officials and players.
Although the sanctions have been widely condemned across, CAF has remained adamant in the wake of appeals for a review the sanctions.
The government of Togo, according to Mr. Essaw, was touched by the solidarity shown by Ghana , stressing that Togo would reciprocate that gesture.
President Mills, receiving the message, expressed good wishes to Togo , saying “we cherish our relations with Togo .”
What affects Togo, he said, also affected Ghana , adding the people of the two countries were one had a common aim of enhancing the livelihood of their citizenry.
Ghana, he said, has a declared policy of good neighbourliness, indicating that there was the need for Africans to live in unity since the countries were only divided by artificial boundaries.
“We are one people only separated by imposed boundaries,” he said adding that the boundaries should not be a barrier to trade cooperation and good neighbourliness.
President Mills said Ghana appealed to CAF for a review of the sanctions because “we were touched by the incident especially because deaths were involved.”
“We consider what we did as our moral obligation and fraternal duty,” he stressed, and called for unity among African nations.
He took the opportunity to commend Togo for the recent peaceful elections in that country although there were a few challenges that confronted the polls.
He urged the government of Togo to be mindful of the needs of the citizenry since the welfare of the people should was paramount.
By Edmund Mingle
President John Evans Atta Mills yesterday commended Standard Chartered Bank for its encouraging investment in Ghana , and invited the bank to play an active part in country’s oil and gas sector.
He said the bank’s vast experience in the financial sector of the oil and gas industry across the globe, could be brought to bear on Ghana ’s oil industry which is preparing to take off.
President Mills made the commendation when the a delegation from the bank led by visiting Group CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, Peter Sands, called on him at the Castle, Osu in Accra.
He also lauded the bank for increasing its investments in other sectors of the economy, saying the support of financial institutions such as Stanchart was needed to grow the economy.
The national economy, he said continue to confront challenges, but he was optimistic that the government’s efforts to enhance the economy would be successful.
“With friends like you, we should be able to overcome our challenges,” he told the Stanchart executives.
To ensure that the bank and others continue to operate successfully in Ghana, the President assured them of government’s full support.
He said the government would continue to assist investors provided they operated within the trade and investment regulations of Ghana.
Mr. Sands, who was accompanied by Chief Executive of Stanchart Ghana, and other executives, thanked the government for the support, and noted that the bank was determined to continue increasing its investments in Ghana.
He said the bank now considers Ghana as its hub for operations in West Africa, indicating that Ghana has been a very important location for the bank.
“We see Ghana as a centre of excellence for our operations,” he told the President, and gave the assurance that the bank would provide the necessary support for the economy.
