At the invitation of Her Excellency Simonetta Sommaruga, President Akufo-Addo will pay a State Visit to Switzerland from today, 28th to 29th February.
The visit is a reciprocal one paid to Ghana, in July 2017, by the 91st President of the Swiss Confederation, Her Excellency Doris Leuthard, who was the first European leader to visit Ghana in the Akufo-Addo presidency.
The visit is expected to strengthen the bilateral bond and forge closer partnerships to boost trade, economic and cultural relations.
It would also promote development cooperation and joint efforts at dealing with Climate Change challenges and the continued support for peace and development through the Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Center, in Accra.
Ghana is Switzerland’s second-biggest trading partner in Africa with the latter recording a trade volume of 2.5 billion USD with Ghana.
Gold and cocoa exports to Switzerland account for the majority of the trade.
Ghana’s main imports from Switzerland are pharmaceuticals and machinery.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
