Ghana, Norway should open missions - Kufuor

President John Agyekum Kufuor on Wednesday said Ghana and Norway should explore the possibility of opening missions in their respective countries.

He said this would impact positively on Ghana's development efforts and enable her to benefit immensely from the communications technology, oil exploration, fisheries and other areas where Norway had the advantage.

President Kufuor said this when Mr Lars Tangeraas, Abidjan-based Norwegian Ambassador to Ghana paid a farewell call on him at the Castle, Osu. Mr Tangeraas accompanied by his wife Anne Lise is leaving after three years duty tour.

President Kufuor said although government had not work with Mr Tangeraas for a long time, efforts would be made to strengthen the relationships between the two countries when his successor arrived.

He commended the government of Norway for their hospitality during his visit to Oslo, Norway, when the Noble Peace Prize was awarded to the UN Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan.

Mr Tangeraas, who had served in the diplomatic mission of Norway for the past 40 years, said Norway was now taking more active interest in countries within the West African Sub-region than in the past.

He said the Norwegian government currently assisted the private sector with the required inputs and support to provide social amenities for communities and it would be ideal when Ghana adopted such a scheme.