NDC attends Socialist International meeting

Three members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have returned home after attending a meeting in Athens, Greece organized by Socialist International.

General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, Director of International Relations, Mr Kofi Attor and Special Advisor to the International Relations Committee, Professor Kofi Awoonor also attended a meeting in Spain.

The meeting in Athens confirmed that the party is a full member of Socialist International.

A statement signed by Mr Baba Jamal, NDC Deputy General Secretary (Finance and Administration}, said the delegation attended the 23rd meeting of Socialist International (SI) hosted by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) of Greece where the party was admitted as a full member of the SI.

It said, in 2003, the party was admitted to SI as a consultative member at a meeting held in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

The statement said the delegation continued to Spain at the invitation of the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) to attend their 37th Congress.

According to the statement, the NDC delegation delivered a special message from Flag bearer Professor John Evans Atta Mills to the leadership of the PSOE after which high level consultations were held with top leaders of the party, during which a number of bilateral issues were discussed.