President John Dramani Mahama has received the Letters of Credence of 10 new envoys accredited to Ghana by their respective countries.

Letters of Credence are official diplomatic documents presented to the President by Heads of Missions, who have been nominated by their respective governments to serve as envoys to Ghana.

The 10 new envoys are Colonel (rtd) Shem Ishahilidza Amadi, High Commissioner of Kenya; Mr Amadou Ndene Ndoye, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Senegal, Mr Frederik Landshöft, Ambassador of Germany and Mr Gariballa Khidir Ali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sudan,

The rest are Mr Jakob Linulf, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, Mr Christian Stefan Rogg, British High Commissioner, Mr Najeeb Durrani, High Commissioner of Pakistan, Mr Rune Skinnebach,

Ambassador of the European Union, Dr John Mikal Kvistad, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway and Mr Wael Fathy, Ambassador of Egypt.

The event, which took place at the Credentials Hall of the Presidency, saw the new envoys presenting their letters of appointment and letters of withdrawal of their predecessors to the President.

President Mahama formally welcomed the new envoys to Ghana, assuring them of his Government’s commitment to working with them to strengthen their bilateral relationships.

He noted that the doors of his Government were open to the envoys and that they would work closely with each of them to make sure that by the time their duty tours end, their relations would have moved even to a higher level.

The President, in his discussions with each of the three envoys from Africa (Senegal, Kenya and Egypt), called for an increase in trade among African countries.

This, he said, was because the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) opened the way for them to be able to exchange goods.

He also mentioned the issue of violent extremism taking place in the Sahelian area of West Africa, which was affecting countries like Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.

He noted that the Sahelian states, who have left ECOWAS, needed the support of all to combat the activities of violent extremists.

During his reception with each of the envoys from Europe, the President recounted that the world order was changing from what it was post the Second World War.

“After the war, we agreed that we should have a multilateral system in the world where countries take decisions together for global prosperity,” he said.

“Unfortunately, relations between countries are becoming more transactional and it looks like the multilateral world order is being upended.”

President Mahama said countries like Ghana who still believed that they must have a multilateral system of global decision making, it was a time for them to come even closer together.

During his meeting with Mr Najeeb Durrani, High Commissioner of Pakistan, President Mahama said Ghana intended reopening its Mission in Islamabad, which was shutdown several decades ago due to economic hardship the nation (Ghana) was going

through.

In his meeting with the Egyptian envoy, President Mahama said Ghana was looking forward to strengthening its cooperation with Egypt in the areas of defence.

The envoys on their part underscored their commitments towards working with the Government of Ghana in building strong relations and cooperation between Ghana and their respective nations.