The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, arrived in Havana on Wednesday afternoon, and was received at Terminal No. 1 of the “José Martí” International Airport by Rogelio Sierra, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba.
As part of his official visit to the island, the President of Ghana will meet with Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, president of the Councils of State and Ministers.
Hon. Hajia Alima Mahama, Minister for Local Government and Rural Development of Ghana, received the courtesy call on her paid by the Ambassador of Cuba, Pedro Luis Despaigne González, who presented her with a collaboration project of the Cuban construction company UNECA S.A.
The Ambassador of Cuba to Ghana, Pedro Luis Despaigne González, received a delegation of traditional rulers at the Embassy's, led by the Tuffourhene, Nana Baah Odidwour Kokroko III, and the President of the Queen Mothers Association, Nana Ama Serwaa Bonsu I, who will visit Cuba in 2008.
The Ambassador of Cuba to Ghana, Pedro Luis Despaigne González, received a delegation from the Private Universities Student’s Association of Ghana (PUSAG), headed by its President Mr. Charles Opoku.
In the course of the talks, the parties ratified the work links, expressed with the participation of a PUSAG delegation, in the International Brigade, May 1st on 2018. The Cuban Ambassador, who highlighted that he, has received three Presidents of that organization, and emphasized on the importance of developing positive values in the youth peoples.
The President of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, sent congratulations to the President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E, Mr. Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo Addo, on the occasion of the arrival of that African country to the 62nd Anniversary of its independence.
In the same vein, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, congratulated the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mrs. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey.