Ministry of Foreign Affairs underscores friendship with Latin America

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs underscores Ghana’s commitment to strengthening the bonds of friendship and fostering meaningful dialogue with Latin America. The partnership between the two nations is highlighted as a beacon of cooperation and mutual support, serving as a means to rectify historical wrongs and pave the way towards reconciliation, healing, and a more equitable future.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2023 LASA/Africa Continental Congress, organized by the Embassy of Colombia in Ghana in collaboration with the Centre for Latin American Studies (CLAS) of the University of Ghana and the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, highlighted the enduring ties and mutual support characterizing the relationship between the two nations over decades.

“The Colombia has generously extended its hand in helping Ghana to build it’s capacity of critical institutions such as the Ghana police service, Immigration service and the Narcotic Control board. These collaborations have been particularly crucial in addressing contemporary challenges including cyber security which knows nobody. These landmark collaboration underscores our shared commitment to promoting peace and security on the global scale, transcending geographical boundaries.”

Meanwhile, Jo-Marie Burt, the President of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), emphasizes that the inaugural Continental Congress of LASA in Africa presents a unique opportunity to facilitate dialogues and connections on diverse theoretical and practical subjects that establish links between the African continent and Latin America.

Speaking at the conference, Colombia Embassador to Ghana,  H.E. Daniel Garces Carabali, said , “For the purposes of expanding these connections and struggles for a more just and restorative world, institutions such as LASA as a global organization with more than 14,000 members representing about 100 nations in the world, can be an effective channel to deepen the connections and from the various fields of research to promote a global scientific movement fighting for restorative and restorative justice.” He Said, the government of Colombia hs designed a program called #EstrategiaAfríca under the auspices of Vice President Francia Elena Márquez Mina and Chancellor Álvaro Leyva Duran. ” In compliance with that program, our Diplomatic Mission in Ghana has developed a strategy of articulation with African nations in connection with our Latin American peers, in the development of this work we set out to strengthen LASA/Africa, linking important researchers, activists and cultural leaders of Colombia.” He stated.

LASA/Africa 2023  first Continental Congress of LASA in Africa which seek to provide an opportunity to collaborate and work on the many interesting theoretical and practical problems presented in each continent in relation to Latin America will end on Saturday November 18, 2023.

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