The Vice-President, Mr Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, has commended Egypt for successfully constructing another canal.<\/p>\n
He made the commendation when the Egyptian Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Mohamed Mostapha Heider, called on him at the Flagstaff House last Thursday.<\/p>\n
Egypt has completed the construction of the $8 billion project dubbed Suez Canal Axis, which the government hopes will help boost the country\u2019s economy and aid world trade.<\/p>\n
The canal, which will run alongside the existing 145-year-old Suez Canal, will allow more ships to pass through on a given day, reducing waiting time for one of the world\u2019s most important shipping channels.<\/p>\n
Egypt has invited President John Dramani Mahama as a special guest to the official opening of the canal on August 6.<\/p>\n
Mr Heider was at the Flagstaff House to deliver a letter from the Egyptian Prime Minister, Mr Ibrahim Mehlib, to the Vice-President seeking Ghana’s support for Egypt’s bid for a permanent seat at the United Nations (UN) Security Council.<\/p>\n
The letter also talked about the need to strengthen bilateral relations with Ghana.<\/p>\n
Vice-President Amissah-Arthur said relations between Ghana and Egypt had improved over the years, adding that the two countries shared a lot of things in common.<\/p>\n
He stressed the need for the two countries to continue with their fruitful and mutually beneficial relations and expressed the hope that the relations would continue to grow.<\/p>\n
Mr Amissah-Arthur said Ghana was an ideal destination for investment and urged Egypt to take advantage of that.<\/p>\n
He also called for increased trade and investment flow between the two countries<\/p>\n
Mr Heider said there were many areas in which the two countries could collaborate on a win-win situation.<\/p>\n
He said the Egyptian business community had expressed interest in furthering investment in many areas of Ghana.<\/p>\n
The envoy stated that the canal would not only benefit Egypt but also Africa and the world at large.<\/p>\n
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