Canadian Minister arrives in Accra

Mrs Susan Whelan, Canadian Minister of State for International Co-operation, arrived in Accra on Wednesday for a day's visit to the country with a six-member team from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

The visit forms part of the Ministers three-day tour of West Africa. While in Accra Mrs Whelan would call on President John Agyekum Kufuor and later inspect CIDA assisted projects in Ghana. She would visit the Tema Poultry Farmers Association and the Management Resource Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).