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 Ms Hannah Tetteh (left) having a conversation with Mr Andras Szabo (right), the Hungarian Ambassador to Ghana. Picture: Marcus Adu Poku
Ms Hannah Tetteh (left) having a conversation with Mr Andras Szabo (right), the Hungarian Ambassador to Ghana. Picture: Marcus Adu Poku

Ghana, Hungary to partner for development

Ghana and Hungary are set to go into educational and technical co-operation on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis to deploy appropriate initiatives to help address key national challenges.

It includes investments in human and capital resources to tackle issues on waste management, sports development, agriculture and technological development.

At a reception to commemorate the National Day of Hungary at the re-established Hungarian Embassy in Accra last Thursday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (MFARI), Mrs Hannah Tetteh, said the two countries had a  long-standing relation that ought to be explored further, especially given the prevailing socio-economic challenges.

“Ghana and Hungary have co-operated effectively over a long period of time, especially in the area of education where scholarships have been awarded to Ghanaians to study in Hungary. In this new initiative, we are trying to explore other areas where we can consolidate our gains. 

“Hungary has a robust sports potential that Ghana will tap into. Technologies that will help to address waste management will also be explored,” she added.

Trade relations

According to her, Ghana would take advantage of the trade relations it had with the European Union (EU), of which Hungary is part, to explore business opportunities in order to promote Ghanaian products.

She said the re-establishment of the Hungarian embassy after almost three decades of its closure would be an opportunity to adopt cost-effective initiatives, especially from the Hungarian side that could fit into the Ghanaian system.

Areas of collaboration

For his part, the Ambassador of Hungary, Mr Andras Szabo, observed that the partnership between the two countries was a mutual one, given the fact that Ghana had a democratic environment that allowed for PPP initiatives and international co-operations.

Of particular interest to the Hungarian Ambassador was the plan to transfer the Hungarian sports technology to Ghana to help develop the latter’s potential in the areas of swimming and other track and field events.

Mr Szabo said under such an agreement, his country could provide the right infrastructure on which those sports disciplines would be anchored.

He further stated that the scholarship scheme would be scaled up to provide opportunities for more Ghanaians to study in Hungary, saying that current global trends required a blend of cultures and educational systems for accelerated development.

 

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