Israel pledges support for ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’

The Israeli government has revealed its preparedness to provide the necessary assistance to help Ghana achieve a self-reliant and economic independent status.

The Middle Eastern country has enjoyed smooth diplomatic relations with Ghana for the past 62 years and has championed projects in agriculture, defence and infrastructure, among others. Israel has also provided scholarships for students in the West African country.

In an interview with Class 91.3FM on the sidelines of an event to mark Israel's Independence Day celebrations in Accra, Ambassador of Israel to Ghana, Shani Cooper, indicated that Israel is poised to increase cooperation with Ghana to achieve mutual economic transformation anchored on a grand agenda of helping build a ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’.

“During the years we see a development of the relations and the cooperation between Ghana and Israel. Today, we are not doing only development we are talking about real cooperation founded on the ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ policy. We believe that together, Ghana and Israel can have the ability to reach the sky,” Ms Cooper noted.

She said Israel is a leading force in innovation and technology and they are ready to make such interventions available to solve problems in Ghana.

The ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ agenda is a policy by the Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) government geared towards self-reliance.