Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has received a letter from her Cuban counterpart, Mr Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, requesting Ghana’s vote at the United Nations.

The letter requested Ghana's support for Cuba on an impending voting process at the United Nations General Assembly on 23rd June, 2021, against the (economic) block that the “United States was imposing on Cuba.”

It was delivered by Mr Pedro Luis Despaigne Gonzalez, the Ambassador of Cuba to Ghana, at a meeting with Madam Ayorkor Botchwey in Accra.

The Minister recalled the longstanding cordial relations between Ghana and Cuba, dating back to Ghana’s independence, and acknowledged that the past few years had witnessed a further strengthening of those ties.

She expressed the hope that Ghana-Cuba relations would continue to flourish on all fronts for the mutual benefit of the two countries.

Madam Ayorkor Botchwey referred to the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) and acknowledged the great potential it presented for increased intra-Africa trade and for attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from Cuba.

She said the Ministry was liaising with the relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Ghana for feedback on issues such as formalisation of the Obligations Settlement Agreement (OSA) to be signed between Ghana and Cuba.