Accra, Oct 12, GNA \u2013 The newly-renovated Ghana Embassy building in Paris has been inaugurated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n
It is located in the prime area of the 16th Arrondissement of Paris.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Paris Mission has a unique address, located in the famous Villa Sa\u00efd.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The villa is named after Mohamed Sa\u2019id Pasha, a former Prime Minister of Egypt.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, congratulated President Akufo-Addo on the prestigious award of Doctor Honoris Causa conferred on him by the reputable Sorbonne University.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr President, your service and sacrifices to the nation and humanity will always be recognised and your example should spur us all on to do more for God and country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She thanked the President for his commitment and support ensuring that the Paris Mission was well-housed and in the best of conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou insisted that we included Paris in the list of Ghana\u2019s Diplomatic Missions to benefit from the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Bank credit facility acquired to purchase, construct, reconstruct and\/or renovate Ghana Missions abroad,\u201d Madam Ayorkor Botchwey stated.<\/p>\n
The Minister also congratulated Madam Anna Bossman, Ghana\u2019s Ambassador to France, for her spirit of importunity and determination that had seen the successful completion of the project.<\/p>\n
Madam Ayorkor Botchwey said the President was right that the Paris Mission was significant and touched all aspects of diplomacy \u2013 bilateral, multilateral and economic diplomacy \u2013 in all its forms and expressions in the prosecution of Ghana\u2019s foreign policy agenda.<\/p>\n She said France was one of the first countries with, which Ghana established diplomatic relations immediately following its independence in 1957.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOur long-standing relations with France have since grown and blossomed into fruitful and mutually beneficial cooperation, in many aspects of our national development to the mutual benefit of our peoples,\u201d the Minister said.<\/p>\n \u201cTo the Ghanaian community, this is your home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n She said the renovation meant the Government of Ghana was sending a strong message of the importance it attached to the interests of its citizens, which was the priority of diplomacy.<\/p>\n The Minister said the beautifully fitted consular section should complement the high-quality services it would provide for the public\u2019s satisfaction.\u00a0<\/p>\n She urged the public to enjoy the facility and cooperate with the officers, who were ever ready to assist them in all that they needed; saying: \u201cLet us keep the flag of Ghana high. \u201c<\/p>\n The Minister expressed gratitude to the staff of the Paris Mission for their dedication and hard work.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOur success requires that we meet the high expectations of our citizens and others who demand our services. Let us go over and above the call of duty, for the sake of our country,\u201d she said.![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-20221012-WA0001.jpg\")
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