GNA, Italian News Agency sign agreement
The Ghana News Agency (GNA) has signed a partnership agreement with the Agenzia Italia (Italian news agency) to enable the two organisations to share ideas and promote exchange programmes from time-to-time.
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The collaboration is to help in technical cooperation in training and news gathering skills.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Board Chairman of the GNA, Mr Reginald Laryea said the collaboration would help foster the relationship between Ghana and Italy.
He said the partnership would aid in the exchange of programmers and ideasand enable the two agencies to disseminate accurate and credible information to the public.
With the signing of the agreement, Mr Laryea said he was hopeful that the GNA would meet the demands of its public.
He applauded the Italian community in Ghana for their support to the development effort of Ghana and said the GNA would help bring to the fore, the positive contributions of Italians in the country.
Reason for choosing Ghana
Stating the reason for choosing Ghana over other African countries for the partnership, the Chief Executive Officer of the Italian news agency, Mr Gianni Di Giovanni, indicated that Ghana was a fast developing country that allowed the free flow of information from government agencies to the public, especially through dominant media.
He said plans were underway to liaise with other news agencies in Africa for effective coverage of Africa for the outside world.
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Mr Giovanni said he was optimistic that the agreement between the two agencies would offer the world quality reportage at all levels of development due to the experience both institutions have.