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General News of Wednesday, 24 February 1999

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Mills receives credentials of new envoys

Accra, (Greater Accra) 24 Feb. '99,

Five new envoys on Wednesday presented their letters of credence to Vice-President John Atta Mills at the State House in Accra. They are Mr Susan Ismodirdjo from Indonesia, Major Maba Jahou Jobe from the Gambia, Mr Matthew Ernest Keith Neuhaus, Australia, Mr Lars Ekstrom, Sweden and Mr Francisco Kose Cruz Gonzalez from Mexico. Professor Mills congratulated the new envoys and urged them to serve as a catalyst to reinvigorate existing relations between their respective countries and Ghana, particularly in the area of trade and commerce. He said it was his hope that they would work tirelessly with the government to enhance bilateral economic ties to the mutual benefit of their peoples. Prof. Mills said he hoped that by the end of their respective duty tours the number of investments from their countries in Ghana would have increased.