CIDCA vice-chairman meets with finance minister of Ghana

On Jan 26, 2024, Liu Junfeng, vice-chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), met with visiting Finance Minister of Ghana Ken Ofori-Atta.

Affirming the traditional friendship between China and Ghana, Liu said that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, bilateral relations have continuously developed, yielding fruitful results through pragmatic cooperation. China is ready to continue cooperation with Ghana in development fields, promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and jointly implement the Global Development Initiative (GDI) and the nine programs under the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, in a bid to benefit the people of both countries, he added.

Atta thanked China for its long-term support to Ghana in its economic and social development, especially for its assistance in post-pandemic economic recovery. He said that Ghana is willing to fully support and participate in the GDI, as well as to strengthen pragmatic cooperation in such fields as agricultural poverty reduction, medial health, digital economy and green development, in a bid to jointly elevate bilateral ties to a new level.

The two sides also held in-depth exchanges on specific cooperation matters.

CIDCA Deputy Directors-General Cai Fang of the Second Department of Regional Affairs and Meng Ran of the Department of International Cooperation, as well as Ghana's Ambassador to China Winfred Nii Okai Hammond also attended the meeting.