Islamabad : Pakistan and Ghana convened the First Bilateral Political Consultations (BPC) in Ghana, marking an important milestone in the development of bilateral relations between the two countries. The Pakistani delegation was led by Ambassador Hamid Asghar Khan, Additional Foreign Secretary, while the Ghanaian side was headed by Ambassador Khadija Iddrisu, Chief Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
During the consultations, two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed: an MoU on Bilateral Political Consultations and an MoU between the Foreign Service Academy, Islamabad, and the Ghana Foreign Service Institute. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening bilateral relations and agreed to enhance cooperation across a broad range of areas, including political, economic, defence, tourism, cultural, health, education, information technology, and other mutually beneficial sectors.
The two sides also agreed to hold the next round of the Bilateral Political Consultations in Islamabad next year.
Pakistan and Ghana have friendly, cooperative ties, spanning many decades. The institutional dialogue process will further strengthen their bilateral relations through more meaningful and project specific cooperation.
Sohail Majeed is a Special Correspondent at The Diplomatic Insight. He has twelve plus years of experience in journalism & reporting. He covers International Affairs, Diplomacy, UN, Sports, Climate Change, Economy, Technology, and Health.
