Vice President Leads Delegation To South Korea

Vice-President John Dramani Mahama is leading a government delegation to the Republic of South Korea from 27th February to 4th March 2010. A statement signed by John Abdulai Jinapor, Media Coordinator for the office of the Vice-President, said the Vice-President would be accompanied by the Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Hon. Alban Bagbin and the Deputy Minister of Finance, Hon. Seth Tekper. The visit, which is at the invitation of the South Korean government, would afford the Vice-President the opportunity to strengthen bilateral relations between Ghana and the Republic of South Korea. While in Korea Vice-President Mahama is expected to explore Korean investment opportunities into Ghana within the housing, water, agriculture and energy sectors. It is expected that, through a joint cooperation between the two countries, the visit would also facilitate the commencement of the construction of a 200,000 housing unit project in Ghana.The delegation is expected back home on the 5th March, 2010.