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Ghana, Togo discuss bilateral ties
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Togolese Agriculture Minister Kossi Messan Ewovor (L) shakes hands with UN Food and Agricultural Organization representative Justin Rushemeza at a signing ceremony in Lome, capital of Togo, Aug. 25, 2009. The Togolese government and UN Food and Agricultural Organization signed an investment agreement of 2.5 million Euros to improve food output on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Victor)
The presidents of Ghana and Togo started on Tuesday their discussions aimed at strengthening their relations and enhancing bilateral cooperation.
Ghana's President John Atta Mills and his Togolese counterpart Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, in a prelude to bilateral talks, acknowledged the strong ties that exist between the two countries with emphasis on strengthening their bonds of cooperation.
The bilateral talks, being held behind closed-doors, are expected to center on political situation in Togo, energy and gas, supply of water, global financial crisis and how to remove bottlenecks that impede free movement of peoples and goods across the borders.
The Togolese president, who is on a two-day official visit, will also visit the Akosombo Hydroelectric Dam, the Asogli Power Project site at Kpone near Tema and a tuna processing factory in Tema.
He will also pay courtesy calls on former President Jerry John Rawlings and former President John Agyekum Kufuor.
President Mills told journalists before the talks that Ghana would have no hand in the political situation in Togo before it goes to the polls and that all that Ghana wants is for her neighbor to have free, fair and open election.
President Mills said it is the determination of the two nations to enhance their cooperation to improve the living standards of their peoples.
He recalled his visit to Togo in April this year, saying the meeting between the two countries provided an atmosphere for enhanced cooperation.
President Gnassingbe said it is with great emotion to be in Ghana and expressed his admiration to the people of Ghana about how they have administered their democracy.
He also recalled President Mills' visit to Togo, saying that it is necessary to put the past behind them and forge together in the interest of their people.
Source: Xinhua
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