Mexico and Ghana have held political consultations for stronger ties.
The consultations, according to a joint statement issued by both countries, aimed at building a stronger bilateral relationship.
Ghana’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Charles Owiredu, and the Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Ambassador Julian Ventura, co-chaired the meeting, the second of its kind under the Bilateral Political Consultations Mechanism.
According to the joint statement, the meeting took place via video conference.
The First Meeting of Political Consultations between Ghana and Mexico, held in Accra in August 2019, was deemed an important step towards forging a stronger and sustainable political dialogue between the two countries.
Since then, the statement highlighted, the level of collaboration has been strengthened over a broader range of issues spanning education, agriculture and commerce.
The two sides also supported the development of closer links between their societies, according to the statement.
Mr Owiredu and Ambassador Ventura, during the meeting, discussed regional and global issues of common interest and reiterated the commitment of their respective governments to multilateralism and international law, the statement pointed out.
It added that they referred to the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat in Accra, and further agreed that there exists a great potential for collaboration, by leveraging the close ties between the two countries.
“They also charged their respective authorities to explore concrete cooperation schemes, including the use of virtual meetings and seminars.”
While discussing global efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic, the two Deputy Ministers agreed on the need to maintain a spirit of mutual solidarity and stressed on the urgency of attending to the needs of the most vulnerable populations, according to the statement.
It says as a recently-elected non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for 2021-2022, Mexico reiterated its commitment to act with transparency and openness while maintaining a close dialogue with its African partners, in particular on the issues on the Council´s agenda that most directly affect them.
The two governments agreed to maintain frequent informal consultations among relevant offices in their respective capital cities, as well as between their Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York, it noted.
Mexico and Ghana pledged their commitment to further enhancing their collaboration and friendship.
“Deputy Secretary Ventura reiterated the standing invitation for Owiredu to visit Mexico City as a reciprocal visit to that of his visit to Ghana, to hold further consultations under this bilateral mechanism,” it noted.
By Melvin Tarlue