Vice President Mahama arrives from Kuala Lumpur

Vice President Aliu Mahama returned home on Monday from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after attending the 13th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement.

The Foreign Affairs Minister, Hon. Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, accompanied him. Speaking to newsmen, Vice President Aliu Mahama said the summit adopted the "Kuala Lumpur Declaration," which called for the equitable distribution of international resources, lifting of the debt burden, support for global peace and the rejection of the use of force in international relations.

He said the summit reaffirmed its support for the stand of the UN in the Iraqi crisis. It called on the protagonists in the conflict in La Cote d'Ivoire to seek peace necessary for the development of the country and the West Africa sub region.

Vice President Aliu Mahama held bilateral discussions with the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, visited the Oil Palm Institute, the Hajj Board as well as the Investment Financing Council, which assist enterprises with long-term soft loans.

Owusu-Agyemang said from Kuala Lumpur, he left for New York where President John Agyekum Kufuor co-chaired an International Conflict Management Group on Liberia.

The Group including members from Europe, Africa and UN Agencies, held discussions aimed at finding peaceful solutions to the civil wars in West Africa, especially in Liberia and La Cote d'Ivoire. The Deputy Finance Minister, Dr. Geysika Agambilla and officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs met Vice President Aliu Mahama on arrival.