The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has had a bilateral meeting with Foreign Ministers of Rwanda, the Maldives and Venezuela on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey.
He described the meeting as “mutually beneficial”.
Discussions focused on deepening cooperation, trade, energy, climate, tourism and UN reforms.
“Grateful to Excellencies Olivier J. P. Nduhungirehe of Rwanda, Dr. Abdulla Khaleel of the Maldives and Yvan Gil Pinto of Venezuela for the exceptionally fruitful talks.
“Ghana will continue to abide by its long-held foreign policy creed of being friends of all and enemies to none,” he wrote on X.
In a separate post, Mr Ablakwa, said that Ghana and Singapore have agreed to continue to maintain the Visa Waiver Agreement.
He says they have also agreed to deepen the cooperation between the two countries, particularly in trade, skills education and IT.
He said this on his X page after meeting with the High Commissioner of Singapore to Ghana, His Excellency Hawazi Daipi.
“Indeed a great honour meeting with the High Commissioner of Singapore to Ghana, His Excellency Hawazi Daipi,” his post said.
He added “It’s refreshing that Ghana and Singapore will continue to maintain our Visa Waiver Agreement. We have also agreed to deepen our cooperation, particularly in trade, skills education and IT.”
He further thanked the High Commissioner on behalf of President Mahama and the people of Ghana for the special invitation from Singapore President, H.E. Tharman Shanmugaratnam to President John Mahama to pay a state visit to Singapore.
“Best times for Ghana 🇬🇭 Singapore 🇸🇬 relations,” Mr Ablakwa stressed.
Under the waiver, citizens from both countries do not need a tourist visa when visiting each other.
Applicants are required to be present when applying for the Singapore Visa.
This tourist visa typically allows a short-term stay.
The Singapore tourist visa remains valid for 1 month. A total of 3 documents are required to apply for the Singapore Visa for free.
The agreement came into force in 2018.