Kufuor receives special message from Laurent Gbagbo

Mr Erick Kahe, Ivorian Minister of Commerce, on Monday delivered a special message from Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo to President John Agyekum Kufuor at the Castle, Osu.

Briefing newsmen later, Mr Kwabena Agyepong, Deputy Government Spokesman, said they also held discussions on cocoa, the main export crop of both countries. He said Mr Kahe commended President Kufuor on his role in the reconciliation process in Cote D'Ivoire that had brought peace and stability to the country.

Mr Agyepong said President Kufuor also considered Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire as countries with a common destiny and whatever happened in one affected the other.