Swiss President visits Ghana

July 11, 2007



The, , has begun a 2-day visit to.

The trip is part of an tour which includes, , ,  and. She has already been in.

She held talks with her host. Mrs. Calmy-Rey praised Ghana's successful democracy and said Ghana has a special role to play in Africa and is partners with Switzerland in that role. She is also keen to see more investment in Ghana.

They also discussed issues such as trade, taxation relief to help boost Swiss investments in Ghana and Swiss support for Ghana's cocoa and pineapple industry. Also discussed was possible increased budgetary support as well as assistance to the in.