South Korea: President Mahama begins 5-day working visit.
President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in the South Korea for a five-day working visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and exploring new opportunities for trade, investment and technological cooperation between the two countries.
The President landed at an Air Force Base in Seoul at exactly 8:00 p.m. local time, where he was received by Mr. Park Kyongsig, Korean Ambassador to Ghana; Mr Chung Kwangyong, Director-General of the Africa and Middle East Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea; and Kojo Choi, together with officials of the Ghana Embassy in Seoul.
Strengthening long-standing ties
Ghana and South Korea have maintained decades of cordial diplomatic relations, with cooperation spanning trade, education, technology, infrastructure development and cultural exchange.
The visit is expected to further deepen these relations and expand collaboration in strategic sectors such as industry, shipping, innovation and human capital development.
During the visit, President Mahama will hold bilateral talks with the President of South Korea, Lee Jae-Myung, and meet with the Speaker of the Korean National Assembly, Woo Won-shik.
Economic and academic engagements
As part of his itinerary, the Ghanaian leader will participate in a ship-naming ceremony at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan and deliver a speech at a conferment ceremony at Yonsei University.
He is also expected to grant an interview to the Yonhap News Agency.
The President will further meet Ghanaian students and professionals living in South Korea and hold dinner meetings with chief executives and business leaders to discuss investment opportunities in Ghana.
Delegation
President John Dramani Mahama is accompanied by a delegation including Dr Callistus Mahama, Secretary to the President; Joyce Bawah Mogtari, Advisor and Special Aide to the President; Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Stan Xoese Dogbe, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations.
