The UK PM, Tony Blair, held talks with John Agyekum Kufuor, the President of the Republic of Ghana, today.

Mr Kufour and his wife are on the second day of a State Visit to the United Kingdom as guests of The Queen.

During 2007 Ghana is celebrating 50 years as an independent state.

The UK's relations with Ghana are warm and strong. There are wide ranging social, economic and commercial contacts. The UK is also home for several hundred thousand Ghanaians.