The Governments of Ghana and Russia are looking forward to signing a visa-free access for holders of diplomatic and service passports between Ghana and Russia.
The move is to further deepen the two nations bilateral relations.
Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, made this known at a joint press conference after holding talks with her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow on Tuesday, August 20, 2019.
Both foreign ministers discussed a number of issues of mutual interests to Ghana and Russia.
They acknowledged the long-standing historic relations between the two countries spanning several decades and lauded the contributions both sides have made to expand the spheres of cooperation that exist between the nations at the bilateral and multilateral levels.
According to Madam Botchwey, they also highlighted the important role the recent high-level visits between Ghana and Russia have played in enhancing the two countries relations including the visit in June and May, 2019 respectively of Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Michael Aaron Ocquaye as well as Ghana’s Chief Justice, Justice Sophia Akuffo.
Another important issue discussed was the successful Third Session of the Ghana-Russia Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation (PJCC), held in Saint Petersburg in May, 2019 and the nations commitment to ensuring that the forms of cooperation initiated through the PJCC would occasion an expansion, strengthening and consolidation of our relations in the political, economic, trade, technical and cultural spheres, she said.
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, on his part, said the negotiations with his Ghanaian counterpart “were substantive, useful and aimed at making the best possible use of our good political dialogue, close contacts in the international arena for enhancing material cooperation, expanding trade and investment exchanges using the mechanisms of the Intergovernmental Commission on trade-economic and scientific-technical cooperation in order to launch mutually beneficial joint projects in various fields – energy, agriculture and infrastructure issues.”
He disclosed that “we reaffirmed our joint determination to help build humanitarian ties and continue to train Ghanaian personnel on the basis of Russian educational institutions.”
He stated that “we agreed to speed up work on some draft agreements and memoranda that will strengthen the legal framework of our cooperation.”
“We agreed to encourage business circles, chambers of commerce and industry of the two countries to continue and intensify direct contacts,” he said.
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Don Biko stop the tramadol to save your life! the unemployed to take which country for what does Ghana belong to lazy ndc unemployed youth? take a stand and those employed will also meet you ***barred word***! you talk like you can talk fir me and all Ghanaians! who is unemployed that comes to you apart from your ndc who don't want to take advantage of opportunities but want free freebies? ***barred word*** look at how Ghanaians have embraced the planting for food and jobs and you lazy f00*00l sit behind a chines made computer or phone to tap rub*bish ! If you feel uncomfortable leave Ghana the majority are comfortable and understand there is no country with no unemployment ***barred word***! abufusem, if Ghana is for you make any attempt nanka mo behu ! nons*ense!
As i continue to say, there is nothing wrong with signing free visa agreements, but please do yourself good for fighting crime and securing the boarders of the country.
Always pursuing things that work for only the ruling class whilst the ordinary taxpayers whose money afford them these luxuries are left to rot. The massing ,unemployed youth of this country need to rise up and take back this country. The scales need to fall off our eyes for us to see the destruction these two parties(NDC/NPP) have caused this country in the last twenty or so years .Today in this country if you are nor a member of these parties your prospects for successful job hunt are very slim. Arise Ghana youth for your country! We have to say enough is enough!
Don’t say what you don’t have prove go and check our medical doctors almost half of them were trained in Russia. Don’t follow these corrupt and fake western main stream medias гондон ебт)))
The headline should be: Ghana, Russia To Sign Visa-Free Access Deal For Diplomatic Passport Holders. Stop lying about visa free that benefits the few in NPP and NDC
What the hell is going in Ghana now. Going to sign a visa free agreement with Russia?. Are we a serious nation at all?. Why on earth do we want these wicked criminals from Russia to have free access into our country. Even with those that can check them they have being causing troubles in the western world left alone Ghana with virtually no security. Someone should tell our leaders to stay far away from Russian. They are wicked and evil.