President Mahama Leaves Accra On Saturday Night For 3-Day State Visit To Qatar 

 
President John Dramani Mahama is expected to make a strong pitch for Qatari investments into Ghana’s energy sector and also in the construction of an integrated aluminum refinery in Ghana, during a three-day state visit to Qatar.

The President will leave Accra on Saturday evening for Doha, where he is scheduled to meet the Ruler of the State of Qatar, His Highness the Amir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, for discussions centred on strengthening Ghana’s relations with Qatar, including specific investment proposals for boosting the energy sector.    

This was contained in a statement issued in Accra and signed by Mr. Ben Dotsei Malor, Head of Communications and Presidential Spokesperson Office of the President.

According to the statement, President Mahama will also hold meetings with Qatar’s Minister for Energy and Industry, the Head of Qatar International Petroleum, the Managing Director of Qatar Iron & Steel Industry, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar Investment Authority, as well as the leadership of the Qatar Foundation, which promotes world class tertiary education and philanthropic causes. 

The statement further said, the objectives of the president’s state visit to Qatar are in line with his vision and drive to achieve energy security, stability and affordability for Ghanaians, and also make Ghana the energy hub for West Africa.

It added that Qatar’s development path and experiences offer valuable lessons for Ghana’s economic transformation, in view of the points of commonality between the two nations, especially in the oil and gas sector, petro-chemicals, hotels and hospitality, education, agriculture and agrobusiness. 

President Mahama will be accompanied by some Ministers of state including the Minister-designate for Power, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, the Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing, Alhaji Collins Dauda, and the Chief Executive Officers of the Volta River Authority (VRA), GridCo and the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, (GIPC), as well as other senior officials.

President Mahama returns to Accra on Tuesday, 2nd December 2014.


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