Ghana becomes first African country to visit Kyrgyzstan

Ghana makes history as the first African country to visit Kyrgyzstan. Ghana’s foreign minister, Samuel Okudjeto, made history by being the first African foreign minister to be hosted on an official visit to Kyrgyzstan. Okudjeto was extremely grateful to President Sadyr Japarov and Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev for their kind welcome and exceptional hospitality. Ghana and Kyrgyzstan are both eager to form a strategic and visionary partnership on a number of priority areas. Ghana as the leading gold producer in Africa and Kyrgyzstan being a leading gold producer in Central Asia with its famous Kumtor Gold Mines, have committed to a mutually beneficial partnership in the interest of our two economies. To demonstrate our resolve and trust as friendly nations, we signed a visa waiver agreement for holders of diplomatic and service passports in the interim with plans to expand to ordinary passport holders in the near future, and a second agreement to establish formal political consultations. This new partnership seeks to explore diversified markets for Ghana’s growing economy particularly with Kyrgyzstan, a country celebrated as having one of the best GDP growth rates in the world over the last three years. We are excited about this new south-south cooperation with our friends who were recently accorded AU observer status. May the great prospects of Ghana 🇬🇭 Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 bilateral relations be realized. Credit: Government press dept.