14.9.07

Kufuor off to Canada

President John Agyekum Kufuor leaves Accra on Friday night for Ottawa, Canada, for a two-day official visit. During the visit, he would engage in bilateral talks with Canadian Prime Minister, Mr Stephen Harper and the Governor-General, Ms Michaelle Jean.

A press release signed by Mr Andrew Awuni, Press Secretary and Presidential Spokesman, said President Kufuor would also meet with officials of ALCAN, the multi-national aluminium company, which had proposed to build a bauxite refinery in Ghana to refine the vast deposits of the mineral.

It said from Canada, he would continue to New York, United States, to participate in the 62nd General Assembly of the United Nations. President Kufuor is scheduled to address the Assembly on September 25, 2007.
He returns on Friday, September 28.
Source:GNA
By at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Ghana is back on track with investment opportunities - Veep woos foreign investors

Accra, June 6, GNA-Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia says Ghana's economic opportunities for private sector investors are back on track as...

  • Wa MCE relieved of his post
    President John Agyekum Kufuor has relieved the Wa Municipal Chief Executive (NCE), Mr M.A Banda of his position with immediate effect. Thi...
  • African Heads of State arrive for forum
    A number of African Heads of State have started arriving in Accra to attend the second conference of the "Partnership with Africa"...
  • State-Owned Media get new Boards
    The National Media Commission (NMC) has reconstituted the Board of Directors for State-Owned Media organisations in consultation with Presi...