German Foreign Minister departs

Accra, Aug. 3, GNA - Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German Foreign Affairs, Germany left Accra on Friday for Germany after a two-day official visit during which he met President John Agyekum Kufuor and the Foreign Minister, Mr. Akwasi Osei Adjei.

He was accompanied by a 30-member delegation.

During his visit, Ghana and Germany renewed their commitment to deepen bilateral co-operation.

Dr. Steinmeier told President Kufuor that it was time to look forward to the future together and intensify their shared socio-economic and political interests.

"We have to discuss fields, we could increase our co-operation," he said.

President Kufuor expressed appreciation to the German Government for the concern and care it had been showing to the country. He said there could not have been a better time to review the relations between the two nations than in a jubilee year. At the airport to see him off were Ministers of State, Members of the Diplomatic Corps and officials of the German Embassy.