Ghana's ambassador to Senegal presents letters of accreditation

Accra, Dec. 15, GNA - Mr Yakubu Abdulai, Ghana's Ambassador to Senegal with concurrent accreditation to the Gambia and Cape Verde, has presented his letters of accreditation to President Abdulaye Wade of Senegal at a ceremony in the Presidential Palace, Dakar.

President Wade and Mr Abdulai held discussions behind closed doors believed to have centred on the improvement of bilateral relations between the two countries as well as in the areas of mutual interests at the international levels, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Information.

Mr Abdulai, a career diplomat, graduated from the University of Ghana in 1977. He was appointed to the Ghana Foreign Service in 1978 and promoted to the grade of Director in 2000.

He has performed meritoriously at previous postings in Conakry, Ouagadougou, Algiers, New York, Rome, Abidjan and Brazzaville.

GNA