Accra, May 5, GNA - President J.A. Kufuor has directed Nana Akufo-Addo, Minister of Foreign Affairs to represent him at the African Cocoa Summit to be held May 4-6, this year in Abuja, Nigeria. A statement from the Ministry of foreign Affairs said the meeting was being convened at the instance of Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to discuss critical aspects of the African Cocoa Economy with the ultimate goal of ensuring that Cocoa Producing Countries in Africa, which collectively produce more than 70 percent of the global cocoa beans, have a definite say in all matters concerning the commodity, particularly the payment of remunerative price to cocoa farmers. Nana Akufo-Addo was accompanied by Mr Isaac Osei, Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board. 05 May 06
Accra, May 5, GNA - President J.A. Kufuor has directed Nana Akufo-Addo, Minister of Foreign Affairs to represent him at the African Cocoa Summit to be held May 4-6, this year in Abuja, Nigeria. A statement from the Ministry of foreign Affairs said the meeting was being convened at the instance of Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to discuss critical aspects of the African Cocoa Economy with the ultimate goal of ensuring that Cocoa Producing Countries in Africa, which collectively produce more than 70 percent of the global cocoa beans, have a definite say in all matters concerning the commodity, particularly the payment of remunerative price to cocoa farmers. Nana Akufo-Addo was accompanied by Mr Isaac Osei, Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board. 05 May 06
