President John Mahama of Ghana secured a number of concrete commitments in the just concluded Russia -Africa Summit held in direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia.
According to the report distributed by the APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Ghana, Russia has agreed to work with Ghana to establish a 2,000 megawatts nuclear power plant to guarantee energy security and anchor industrialization.
The report explained that it involves the revival of Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah’s vision for which he commenced preparatory works, but was truncated by the coup of February 28, 1966.
The report added that a new defence pact with Russia to acquire strategic military assets for the globally respected Ghana Armed Forces was achieved, while Ghana and Russia will enhance our agricultural cooperation aimed at boosting grain production and provision of fertilizers.
According to the report, Russia will increase scholarships for Ghanaian students. Ghana now ranks second as the African nation with the highest number of students.
The report also stated that following concerns raised by President Mahama, President Putin declared that Ghanaians are no longer allowed to participate in the war with Ukraine.
“This policy applies to all circumstances whether through irregular recruitments or expression of voluntary interests;
“Ghana and Russia will revive our Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation (PJCC) with Moscow ready to host in the next few weeks.
“Long live Ghana-Russia bilateral relations which have been cordially and mutually maintained since 1958 to the benefit of the two countries,” the report added.
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