Diplomatic Ties Between Ghana, Burkina To Be Deepened

The government of Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to keep close diplomatic ties with West African francophone neighbour Burkina Faso.

According to Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Akufo-Addo government is deepening ties with Burkina by undertaking a number of projects to concretise that relationship.

These include the Railway Interconnectivity Project linking Ghana and Burkina Faso designed to ensure greater cross-border trade and regional integration.

Ghana is also committed to ensuring greater bilateral relations with her northern neighbour through the 225 kilovolts Bolgatanga to Ouagadougou Power Interconnection Project, which will see up to 100 megawatts of power supplied directly to Burkina Faso from Ghana.

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, gave the assurance when Alpha Barry, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Burkina Faso, called on him at the Jubilee House, Accra on Friday, 14^th December 2018.

Mr Barry is in Ghana for the closing ceremony of the 12th Session of the Ghana-Burkina Faso Permanent Joint Session for Cooperation.

The session was used to discuss a number of topics including political, security, legal and diplomatic relations; economic, trade and investments; energy and infrastructure and agriculture, water resources and environment.

Vice President Bawumia emphasised the need to integrate critical infrastructure linking the two countries through projects that have the capacity to remove supply-side constraints and enhance the competitiveness of the two countries.

Mr. Barry lauded the cordial relationship between Ghana's President Akufo-Addo and Burkina Faso President, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, which has further deepened the already friendly relations between the governments and people of Ghana and Burkina Faso.

There is also the need to build the capacity of Burkinabe and Ghanaian technicians in the area of electricity generation and transmission, he indicated.

---Daily Guide