President Mahama goes on official visits to Japan and Singapore 

President John Dramani Mahama will on Sunday, August 17, depart Ghana for an official two-country visit to Japan and Singapore.

A statement issued by Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Presidential Spokesman and Minister in-charge of Government Communications, said the two-country visit is aimed at deepening bilateral relations, expanding trade and investment links, and advancing cooperation on shared development priorities. 

It said while  in Japan, the President would attend the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IX), where he would make a presentation at a plenary session on the Economy: Promoting Trade and Investment. 

The statement said President Mahama would deliver an address at a Ghana Presidential Investment Forum, showcasing  the country’s investment opportunities and the Resetting Ghana agenda. 

He would also hold a series of bilateral meetings with key Japanese partners, including the President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), senior representatives of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), and the Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba, to discuss trade, investment, technical cooperation, and infrastructure partnerships. 

The statement said following his engagements in Japan, the President would undertake a three-day state visit to Singapore. 

It said the state visit would include a courtesy call on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a meeting with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, participation in the Africa-Singapore Business Forum, and an address at an investment forum to present Ghana’s reform and investment priorities and strengthen private-sector linkages between Ghana and Singapore-based investors. 

It said the visits seek to attract investment, broaden market access for Ghanaian goods and services, mobilise technical and development cooperation, and bolster partnerships in technology, infrastructure, finance, and human capital development. 

Source: GNA

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