Foreign Affairs Minister engages Ghanaians in China

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has engaged some Ghanaians living in China, and assured them of government’s commitment to address their concerns with the Chinese government.

In response to questions on immigration, all forms of discrimination, and refusal of visas for Ghanaians travelling to China for school and business purposes, the Minister assured of consultations between the two countries to deliberate on the issues.

Ambassador of Ghana to China, Edward Boateng, said the Ghana’s Mission is working hard to resolve issues affecting Ghanaians living in China.

In answering a question on high profile visits, the Minister said but for some of these high profile visits, interventions such as the FOCAC wouldn’t have happened though Ghana is yet to fully benefit from it.

The Minister, who also cut the tape to formally open a new Consulate General at Guangzhou, China’s major commercial city, said it will among other things help in the promotion of a crucial agenda for foreign investment and international trade which face a fair amount of challenges.

The new office, which is located within a prime and serene environment, will offer support to Ghanaian and Chinese business activities, as well as provide them with expedite consular services to facilitate trade and investment promotion between Ghana and China, the Minister noted.

She said, “With the new Consulate therefore, the long journey these businessmen and women had to endure to go to Beijing for visas and other trade facilitation processes would be over since the Consulate-General is here to manage all these concerns.”

Some members of the Ghanaian community called for sustainable energy to enhance the industrialization process Ghana has embarked on.

The Minister assured of plans to improve agricultural techniques to help increase production.

In view of this, she said there was an arrangement in place where Ghanaian students are being trained in Israel at various levels to build their capacity to better impact and develop various sectors for the benefit of the citizenry.

The Minister also mentioned various government initiatives such as the one district one factory; and the one village one dam as some of the geared towards creating jobs and improving the livelihoods of Ghanaians.

She advised Ghanaians in China to desist from all forms of social vices that would tarnish the image of the country and also create problems for them.

She urged them to be ambassadors for Ghana and lift high the flag of the country wherever they find themselves.

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