President Nana Akufo-Addo has said Austria has been a good development partner to Ghana.

On Wednesday, 26 April 2023, Mr Akufo-Addo received the Chancellor of the Government of the Republic of Austria, Mr Karl Nehammer, at the Jubilee House, the seat of the presidency in Accra, as part of his 2-day visit to Ghana.

Mr Nehammer is the first Austrian Chancellor to visit Ghana.

President Akufo-Addo said “relations between our two countries date back several decades”.

In recent times, he noted that “the ties of friendship and co-operation between our two countries have grown stronger”.

For instance, he said: “Trade volumes between our two countries continue to grow, and the signing of a bilateral agreement for officers of the Austrian Armed Forces to hold courses at the Kofi Annan International Peace-keeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has proven to be invaluable”.

Also, President Akufo-Addo said the establishment in Ghana of 16 integrated recycling and compost plants by the “renowned Ghanaian company, Jospong Ltd, all of which I personally cut the sod [for], could not have been possible without the assistance of the Austrian government”.

“These, and many more, provide a durable basis for cordial co-operation and collaboration between our two countries”, Mr Akufo-Addo noted.

He said the “Ghanaian people and I value very much the relationship and the friendship between Ghana and Austria, and my hope is that our two nations and peoples will continue to deepen”.