Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa Writes
With honour and deep respect, I responded positively to a special invitation from the government of the United Arab Emirates to pay a two day official visit to their incredibly beautiful and inspiring country.
I was warmly received by His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of UAE who also serves as Minister for Foreign Affairs.
I further held constructive meetings with my good brother, Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, my dear sister Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs, the ministers of Foreign Trade, Investment, and captains of industry.
A significant outcome was the signing of an agreement to commence the first ever high-level political consultations in the strategic interest of both countries.
We obtained commitments from UAE companies who will be arriving in Ghana over the next few weeks to invest in sectors such as renewable energy, AI, education, health, aviation and defense — consistent with President Mahama’s declaration that Ghana is open for business again.
We also discussed two priority areas of President Mahama’s government being labour export for Ghanaian youth to UAE and technical support for a new national airline.
Massive job openings in UAE will soon be announced for the Ghanaian youth when we finalize our CEPA negotiations shortly.
Both sides confirmed that the bilateral engagements on Sunday and Monday have not only been exceptionally successful but historic.
I thank our diplomats at the Foreign Ministry and members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament for the collective accomplishments.
Long live our irrepressible Ghana 🇬🇭 UAE 🇦🇪 bilateral relations.
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