{"id":754655,"date":"2019-11-29T09:25:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T09:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/29\/ghana-italy-sign-mou-on-defense-co-operation\/"},"modified":"2019-11-29T09:25:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T09:25:25","slug":"ghana-italy-sign-mou-on-defense-co-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/29\/ghana-italy-sign-mou-on-defense-co-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana, Italy Sign MoU On Defense Co-Operation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ghana and Italy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will enhance defense and security co-operation between the two countries.<\/p>\n

The agreement was signed on Thursday, 28th November, 2019, when the Prime Minister of Italy, Giuseppe Conte, paid a courtesy call on the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at Jubilee House, the seat of the nation\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n

With the talks aimed at deepening the ties of co-operation and bonds of friendship between the two countries, President Akufo-Addo noted that the area of security co-operation which will benefit the two countries, especially Ghana, immensely.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that is something that can be of significant assistance to us. As you know, West Africa is today facing all kinds of very important security challenges,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The President continued, \u201cThe Northern part of West Africa, the Sahelian region, is embedded with a lot of struggle between the jihadists who are operating out of Mali, out of Niger and northern Nigeria. The big battle is how to contain them to make sure that the activities don\u2019t come further south.\u201d<\/p>\n

He stressed that \u201cwe want to live in a West Africa where extremism and terrorist fighting are not a part of the region. This is the reason why we are interested in these forms of co-operation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Touching on the Okuafo Pa project, which focusses on cultivations of corn, cocoa, cashew, in Dormaa, that are easily being undertaken Italian oil company, ENI, President Akufo-Addo described the project as being of great interest to Ghana.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur policy is to, as much as possible, develop the capacity of our country so that this migration of our people abroad can be brought under control and reversed if possible, so that the energies of our young people can be redirected into developing the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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