General News of Tuesday, 9 February 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comSupport us learn the Russian language to foster effective interactions - Ayorkor BotchweyShirley Ayorkor Botchwey and Mikhail BogdanovAs a way of fostering deeper cooperation and facilitate more effective interactions between them, Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister-designate, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has appealed to her Russian counterpart to consider offering short courses in the Russian language for officers of the ministry. She made this known during a meeting with Mikhail Bogdanov, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa, in Accra. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey also seized the opportunity to request of the Russian government to consider increasing to 100, the number of scholarships it grants to Ghanaian students, as a measure of consolidating the ensuring friends between Ghana and Russia. She also presented the many potentials for cooperation between Russian diplomatic training institutions, and the Ghana’s Ministry Foreign Service Institute, which is nearing completion. The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister is leading a delegation comprising Russian Foreign Ministry officials and private business people to Ghana to explore business opportunities in the mining and related sectors in Ghana.

Source: GhanaWeb February 09, 2021 17:26 UTC