President John Evans Atta Mills left Accra this morning for an official tour of three neighbouring West African countries.

Whilst in Abidjan, Burkina Faso and Togo, President Mills is expected to hold bilateral talks with the respective Heads of these countries.

President Mills is also expected to promote co-operation between Ghana and her immediate neighbours.

It is also expected that the Heads of States would discuss peace and progress within the ECOWAS Sub- Region and Africa as a whole. President Mills was seen off by the Vice President, John Dramani Mahama, Ministers of State and Senior Military and Police Personnel.