Ghanaian Foreign Minister travels to Cuba to fulfill an official visit
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey departed from the Kotoka International Airport of Accra to travel to Cuba, where she will fulfill an official visit from September 14 to 18, 2018.
The Cuban Ambassador, Pedro Luis Despaigne González saw off the Ghanaian Foreign Minister at the airport, both talked about the purpose of the visit and future actions to strengthen, even more, the bilateral relations.
The Ghanaian Foreign Minister was enthusiastic about the trip to the largest of the Caribbean islands.
Back in Ghana Cuban Health Workers
After enjoying a vacation in Cuba, the members of the Cuban Medical Brigade (BMC, according to the Spanish acronym) arrived in Ghana. They were received by Ambassador Pedro Luis Despaigne González, in the new International Flight Terminal of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) of Accra.
This current BMC is working in Ghana since October 2016, and its members serve in five out of ten regions of the country (Northern, Upper East, Volta, Eastern and Greater Accra).
Minister for Special Development Initiatives receives the Ambassador of Cuba
Mrs. Mavis Hawa Koomson, Minister for Special Development Initiatives, and Member of Parliament for the Awutu Senya East constituency (Central region) received the Ambassador of Cuba to Ghana, Pedro Luis Despaigne González, at the headquarters of the Ministry.
The Minister, in her words of welcome to the Cuban Ambassador, highlighted the longstanding historical relationship between Cuba and Ghana, and recognized the positive impact on health indicators in Ghana of the presence of Cuban doctors, whose first group arrived in 1983.