President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in South Korea for a five-day working visit aimed at strengthening the longstanding bilateral relations between Ghana and the Republic of Korea while exploring new opportunities for trade, investment and technological cooperation.
The President arrived at the Air Force Base in Seoul at about 8:00 p.m. local time, where he was received by the Korean Ambassador to Ghana, Park Kyongsig, the Director General of the Africa and Middle East Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, Chung Kwangyong, and Ghana’s Ambassador to South Korea, Kojo Choi. Officials of the Ghana Embassy in Seoul were also present to welcome him.
Ghana and South Korea have maintained cordial diplomatic relations for decades, anchored on cooperation in areas such as trade, education, technology, infrastructure development and cultural exchange. The visit is expected to further deepen these ties while opening new avenues for collaboration in sectors including industry, shipping, innovation and human capital development.
During the visit, President Mahama is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with the President of the Republic of Korea, Lee Jae Myung, and also meet the Speaker of the Korean National Assembly, Woo Won Shik.
As part of his engagements, the President will participate in a ship naming ceremony at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan and deliver a speech at a conferment ceremony at Yonsei University. He is also expected to grant an interview to Yonhap News Agency.
The President will also meet Ghanaians studying and working in South Korea and hold dinner meetings with chief executives and business leaders to discuss investment opportunities in Ghana.
President Mahama is accompanied by a delegation that includes the Secretary to the President, Dr Callistus Mahama, Presidential Advisor and Special Aide Joyce Bawah Mogtari, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, and the Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Operations, Stan Xoese Dogbe.
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