GHANA WON'T CHANGE FOREIGN POLICY — MUMUNI (SPREAD)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Mahamudu Mumuni, has assured the international community that the country’s foreign policy would remain the same despite the change in government.
Mr Mumuni, who had his first interaction with the diplomatic corps yesterday since assuming office as Foreign Minister, emphasised that promoting and enhancing bilateral co-operation would continue to be the key pillars of Ghana’s foreign policy.
He further said that the government was committed to providing an attractive and conducive environment for the smooth functioning of all diplomatic and consular missions in Accra.
He said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration believed in good neighbourliness and would continue to place high premium on relations with ECOWAS and African states, while furthering the government’s desire to promote friendly relations with all other countries, especially with the country’s development partners.
Mr Mumuni said economic diplomacy would continue to occupy an pre-eminent place in Ghana’s foreign policy, which requires diplomats from Ghana to pay greater attention to the promotion of trade, investment and tourism.
He said priority would be given to investment flows into the country, particularly towards key sectors such as energy, agriculture and agro-processing, ICT, infrastructural development and the hospitality industry.
The Foreign Minister explained that the pursuit of multilateral co-operation was no less important for Ghana as a responsible member of the international community.
He said Ghana‘s membership of some of the multilateral institutions had influenced global decisions that affected the country’s interest, as well as those of West Africa, Africa and the developing world at large.
He said the pursuit of peace and security would continue to be given high priority in the conduct of Ghana’s foreign policy as they were essential for growth and prosperity.
The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Ghana, Mr Jean Pierre T. Gbikpi-Benissan, assured the minister that the doors of the diplomatic corps would be made accessible to him and that he must also reciprocate to ensure effective exchange of information for the mutual benefit of the peoples of their respective countries.