Sunday 17th November, 2019
Accra, Nov. 17,
GNA – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Sunday left Ghana for an eight-day
trip that will take him to the United Arab Emirates, Germany and the United
Kingdom.
The President
will first be in Abu Dhabi for an official visit at the invitation of Sheikh
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme
Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
He will on
Monday, November 18, 2019, hold bilateral talks with the Crown Prince, with the
aim of renewing and deepening the ties of co-operation and friendship between
the two countries.
President
Akufo-Addo would thence move to Germany, where, at the invitation of the German
leader, Chancellor Angela Merkel, participate in the summit of the G20 Compact
with African countries, of which Ghana is a member.
The meeting
will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, after which he will then travel to
the United Kingdom for a private visit.
The President
was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, and
officials of the Presidency and the Foreign Ministry.
He will return
to Ghana on Tuesday, November 26, 2019.
Vice President
Mahamudu Bawumia will act while he is away.
GNA
