Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey and Annalena Baerbock
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has held bilateral talks with her German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock.
Madam Ayorkor Botchwey is in Berlin, Germany to take part as a Guest Speaker in a two-day Conference being held on the German Federal Foreign Office from twenty sixth to twenty seventh September, 2022, beneath the theme “Strengthening Democracy- Towards Resilient Institutions and Societies in the G7 and Africa”.
She seized the chance to carry a bilateral assembly with her German counterpart to debate issues of mutual curiosity to each nations.
The two Ministers took the chance to assessment the present standing of bilateral relations between the 2 nations and likewise touched on the present political and safety conditions in Europe and Africa, respectively.
Among different points, they mentioned the impacts of the triple ‘Cs’ specifically, Climate Change, Covid-19 and Conflicts on the worldwide financial system.
The Ministers touched on the present political and safety scenario within the Sahel, notably, the overthrow of democratic governments in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea.
To this finish, Madam Ayorkor Botchwey took the chance to transient her German counterpart on measures by ECOWAS to revive democratic governance in these three nations.
She knowledgeable her German counterpart of an impending go to by three ECOWAS Heads of State, within the coming weeks, to have interaction the transitional governments of the three nations (Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea), to searching for concrete means by which the nations might be returned to constitutional rule.
Madam Ayorkor Botchwey additional knowledgeable her German counterpart of the plans by the Government of Ghana to host the Accra Initiative Conference on the finish of October, whose goal is to offer a platform for stakeholders to share info on doable options to curb the rising political unrest within the area and additional keep away from a spill over.
On her half, the German Federal Foreign Minister, Ms. Baerbock emphasised that Germany remained dedicated to sustaining its presence within the Sahel even within the face of present challenges.
The two Ministers affirmed their lively participation within the upcoming COP27, to be held in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt from sixth to 18th November, 2022.
Ghana’s foreign Minister underscored the significance of local weather initiatives that might reap tangible advantages, particularly in African nations as these nations stay the bottom emitters of greenhouse gases.
Ghana, by means of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), is commited to attaining sustainable transition to a low carbon financial system by means of measures such because the National Forest Plantation Programme, Forest Plantation Strategy and Youth in Afforestation Programme, in addition to the dedication to plant 20 million timber in 2022.
Ms. Baerbock intimated that Germany would proceed to drive its ‘Climate Foreign Policy’ on the upcoming COP27 Conference and advocate for Industrialised nations to satisfy their guarantees to take additional duty and motion relating to the worldwide local weather disaster.
Meeting With EEAs MD
In a associated growth, Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey additionally held a bilateral assembly with the Managing Director for Africa Department on the European External Action Service (EEAS), Ms. Rita Laranjinha. The assembly centered on regional safety, the Accra Initiative and cooperation on Migration.
The Ghanaian Minister recalled the EU-AU Summit held in February 2022, which was attended by H.E. the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Brussels, Belgium and said that, Ghana remained dedicated to enhancing current cooperation with the European Union (EU) on the promotion of peace and safety within the Sahel.
She additionally highlighted the displacement of individuals as a consequence of the upsurge of terrorism within the subregion and famous that, the Accra Initiative would function a platform for such points to be addressed.
On her half, Ms. Laranjinha indicated that the EU, in collaboration with its companions, was making important strides within the area to deal with the difficulty of migration. She lauded Ghana for its main position within the efforts to struggle insecurity within the Sahel and confused that, the EU would proceed to supply the wanted help in the direction of the attainment of peace and safety within the Region.
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