General News of Tuesday, 28 January 2020Source: ghananewsagency.orgShirley Ayorkor Botchwey pays courtesy call on Prince AlwaleedMadam Ayorkor Botchwey (L) calls on Prince Abdulaziz al Saud (R) of Saudi ArabiaMadam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has paid a courtesy call on Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud, Chairman of the Kingdom-holding Companies of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. The courtesy call was part of the Minister’s itinerary, when she paid a working visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the invitation of her Saudi counterpart; Prince Faisal bins Farhan Al Saud. Madam Botchwey commended Prince Al-Waleed for his contributions to the economy of Ghana over the years noting that a few years ago, Ghana and Prince Al-Waleed signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of a mosque in Kumasi, which was yet to materialize. Madam Botchwey, who noted that a Zongo Development Fund was established by the Government to accelerate the development of the Zongos, also appealed to Prince Al-Waleed for support for the Fund. “Ghana is a jewel, not only in West Africa, but in the whole of Africa,” Prince Al-Waleed.

Source: GhanaWeb January 28, 2020 00:11 UTC