Ghanaian Ambassador Pays Courtesy Call on Ambassador Yongawo

Korovy Val Moscow, Russia - Monday 13 September 2021- Her Excellency, Dr Oheneba Lesley A.A. Opoku-Ware, the Ghanaian Ambassador to the Russian Federation paid a courtesy call on her Sierra Leonean counterpart, His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Yongawo, and officials of Sierra Leone’s Embassy in Moscow, Russia Federation.

As this was their first meeting since her reappointment as Ghana’s Ambassador to Russia, Ambassador Yongawo used the opportunity to congratulate his colleague on her reposting to Moscow and wished her well on her tour of duty.

Among many others, the two Heads of Mission discussed ways to promote the common African drive for peace and development, trade, culture and strategies to strengthen relations with their host country, seeking credible investors and business partners for their respective countries in the Russian Federation.

Ambassador Yongawo presented the key pointers of President Julius Maada Bio's New Direction Agenda which, he emphasized, are fundamentally informed by Human Capital Development Education, with preference to education, general capacity building and economic diversification.

Her Excellency, Dr Oheneba Lesley A.A. Opoku-Ware, was very impressed with the current developments in Sierra Leone. Expressing admiration of the newly acquired chancery building in Moscow. She applauded Ambassador Yongawo for the tremendous transformative work achieved by the Mission in three years.

The erudite and passionate Ghanaian Ambassador informed Ambassador Yongawo of the progress His Excellency the President, Nana Akufo-Addo’s government has achieved since coming into office. She commended and expressed satisfaction in the policies her government is pursuing to transform Ghana.

This was a meeting between two passionate diplomats representing two very friendly West African nations with a lot in common - historical and current, who recognised the need to share information relative to their respective diplomatic activities in the Russian Federation.

The two Ambassadors agreed on further collaboration and were convinced of deeper cooperation between the two sisterly countries, which they believe would be in the best interest of citizens of both countries.

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