Africa-Press – Ghana. President John Dramani Mahama and his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron have held bilateral meetings at the Élysée Palace in Paris, France. President Mahama was in Paris for an official visit at the invitation of his host, President Macron.
During the meeting, the two leaders discussed bilateral trade, cooperation, regional and global security issues and the impact on countries far off from the zone of action.
They also discussed cooperation in agriculture to ensure food security and year-round farming, AI development, support for maternal health, the Accra-Kumasi expressway and building on French support through the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) over the years.
President Mahama said, he was honoured to be invited to co-chair the One Health Summit and acknowledged the success of the summit and its importance to the World Health Organization (WHO).
He noted that he was happy that the Accra Reset had outlined some deliverables to review.
He expressed gratitude to his French counterpart for Ghana’s selection as the first beneficiary of the health compact.
President Mahama highlighted Ghana and France’s good relations because of the agreement on some key issues, including democracy, the rules-based system, peace and security.
He also expressed gratitude to both France and China for the support with Ghana’s debt restructuring and announced that the economy had bounced back and was doing very well, with very positive indicators.
On his part, President Macron thanked President Mahama for honouring his invitation and co-chairing the One Health Summit in Lyon.
He noted the fact that Ghana would be a beneficiary of the National Health Platform introduced by France.
President Macron further acknowledged the work done by President Mahama with the Accra Reset Initiative, describing it as very important and the references to it during the Lyon summit.
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