Chisano arrives in Ghana

Accra, Aug. 10, GNA - The Mozambican President Joachim Chisano arrived in Accra on Sunday afternoon to travel with President J.A. Kufuor to Liberia on Monday.

The trip to Liberia is to facilitate the departure of the Liberia leader Charles Taylor, who steps down from office on Monday to ensure a peaceful resolution of the conflict in that country.

At the airport, he inspected a guard of honour mounted by a detachment from the Airforce, consisting of 105 men and three officers under the command of Squadron Leader Joshua Lakine.

In a brief interview with newsmen, President Chisano said Africans have decided that the continent should be that of peace to ensure economic development.

He said ECOWAS, which is part of the economic region in Africa could be destabilised by the current conflict in Liberia and that there was the need for peace to prevail in that country to facilitate development.

The President said, " the Liberia people themselves are crying for peace after a protracted conflict". He was met on arrival by the Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama and Nana Akufo Addo, Minister of Foreign Affairs.