Accra (Greater Accra) 16 June '99

The German Ambassador, Mr Christian Nakonz, on Monday paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Communications, Mr John Mahama.

A statement issued in Accra on Tuesday said Mr Nakonz praised the government for the "positive and transparent" manner in which the state is being run.

This, he said, has led to an increase in the flow of information in government sectors.

He said there is a lot of German investor interest in Ghana and called for continuous improvement in telecommuncation infrastructure.

Mr Mahama commended the German government for its keen interest in the human resource development in Ghana.

He asked the ambassador to explore the possibility of extending technical assistance to Ghana in the field of film preservation and restoration, explaining that the government intends to establish a permanent national film archive.

Dr Floridan Riendel, second secretary of the German Embassy, presented a set of books and magazines on Germany to the minister.