President Kufuor leaves for Japan

Accra, May 25, GNA - President John Agyekum Kufuor, left Accra this evening for Japan, where he would attend the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV), scheduled for May 28th to 30th in Yokohama.

The TICAD conference is a quadrennial summit, and it's being organized by the Japanese government, the UN and its allied bodies, with the main objective of promoting African development.

A release signed by Mr Andrew Awuni, Press Secretary to the President and Presidential Spokesperson, said the conference would focus on three core areas namely; Boosting economic growth, Ensuring Human security including achieving the Millennium Development Goals and consolidation of peace.

The summit would also address environmental issues and climate change on the African Continent. It said 33 African Heads of State are expected to attend the conference, where they would share their thoughts on the major topics of discussion. From Japan, President kufuor would continue to Cape Town-South Africa, to address the World Economic Forum on Africa, the release said. The World Economic Forum is a platform for addressing crucial economic and business issues in Africa and sharing of experiences on current trends in the world economy, it said. The release said several world business leaders would attend the forum.