{"id":2447,"date":"2018-04-16T12:12:47","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T12:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mfa.gov.gh\/?p=2447"},"modified":"2018-04-16T12:49:24","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T12:49:24","slug":"farewell-call-on-h-e-the-president-nana-addo-dankwa-akufo-addo-by-the-chinese-ambassador-h-e-sun-baohong-tuesday-10th-april-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mfa.gov.gh\/index.php\/farewell-call-on-h-e-the-president-nana-addo-dankwa-akufo-addo-by-the-chinese-ambassador-h-e-sun-baohong-tuesday-10th-april-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell Call On H.E. The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo By The Chinese Ambassador, H.E. Sun Baohong, on Tuesday, 10th April, 2018."},"content":{"rendered":"

The out-going Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Ghana, H.E. Madam Sun Baohong paid a farewell call on the President of the Republic, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo at the Jubilee House on Tuesday, 10th<\/sup> April, 2018. Present at the ceremony were, the Hon. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Ministers of State, the Dean and\u00a0 members of the Diplomatic Corps and the Chief Director of the Ministry for\u00a0 Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ambassador Ekow Yankey.<\/p>\n

At a farewell luncheon held in honour of\u00a0 Ambassador Sun Baohong , H.E. Akufo-Addo\u00a0 indicated that,\u00a0\u00a0 Sino-Ghanaian\u00a0 relations had gone a notch further during her\u00a0 tenure\u00a0 . The President commended the Chinese Government for the signed agreements between the two countries by the Finance Minister, Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta and the outgoing Ambassador. The President further urged the outgoing Chinese Ambassador, to be a voice for Ghana and to continue promoting the strong relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n

On her part, the outgoing Chinese Ambassador expressed appreciation to President Akufo-Addo for the \u201cextremely friendly gesture\u201d. She stated that, the gesture demonstrates the President’s strong commitment to the promotion and the further development of relations between both countries.<\/p>\n

She further indicated that, Ghana is one of China\u2019s key trading partners, and main source of foreign investment. She intimated that, the bilateral trade volume between the two countries had risen from $5.6 billion USD in 2014, to $6.68 billion in 2017, with Ghana\u2019s exports to China reaching a historical $1.85 billion mark. She stated that, \u201cThe Chinese side has implemented a dozen of major cooperation projects through grants and loans. Those projects have made important contribution to Ghana\u2019s economic development and improvement of people\u2019s livelihood.\u201d<\/p>\n

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