President Mahama receives five Ambassadors at the Flagstaff

President John Dramani Mahama, on Tuesday, received five Ambassadors, who were at the Flagstaff House, Accra, to present their letters of credence to begin their duty tour of Ghana and to strengthen their diplomatic relations.

They are Mrs Nezha Alaoui from Morocco, Ms Hege Hertzberg from Norway, Mr Simeao Archer Pinto from Portugal, Mr Marco Antonio Gracia Blanco from Mexico and Mr Vyacheslav V. Beskosty from Belarus.

President Mahama reiterated the government’s commitment to cooperate with all her diplomatic partners within and outside Africa, to promote trade, commerce, agriculture and investment.

President Mahama promised to strengthen and deepen the relationship Ghana and Morocco had enjoyed over the years.

The President said relations between Ghana and Norway was historic as both countries believed in social democracy,

He said the ties were deepened when the government of Norway supported Ghana with $6.5 million dollars for environmental issues.

President Mahama commended the Norwegian government for providing technical advice to Ghana on the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas in the country.

He promised to strengthen relations that were initiated by Don Diego Azambuja, a Portuguese explorer, who operated in the fifteenth century, by initiating more diplomatic relations in the coming years.

The President said Mexico had a comparative advantage in agriculture and industry, and Ghana would deepen her ties in that respect.

President Mahama said since 2009, the Government of Ghana had so far received two delegations from Belarus, an indication that the Eastern European country was ready to collaborate effectively with Ghana, and gave the assurance that the relations would be deepened.

Mrs Alaoui, Moroccan Ambassador to Ghana, said the cooperation between her country and Ghana was based on historical ties of friendship and brotherhood, since the era of the late king Mohamed V of Morocco and the late President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana.

She said the Casablanca conference in 1961, which grouped Morocco, Ghana, Mali, Guinea, and Egypt was an important milestone of the commitment of these countries to the attainment of a free and better Africa.

Mrs Alaoui said Moroccan trade and investment had over the years risen to 460 in West Africa, and such transactions in Ghana would be tremendous in the coming years.