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Sri Lanka to share expertise with Ghana in maritime security

Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah Arthur has reiterated the determination of government of Ghana to protect its waters from invasion and piracy especially in the wake of Ghana’s oil find.

He said the Government had already established Police Marine Unit to patrol the nation’s coasts and waters, and is further seeking the support of other countries which have the expertise in checking piracy to assist Ghana in dealing with sea brigands.

“It has therefore become incumbent for us to properly police our coast to ward off pirates; and in order to do that we must solicit the support of other countries like yours which has the expertise in that field to help us," the Vice-President said, in a chat with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaska, in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.

The meeting with President Rajapaska was on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM).

The Vice President said piracy had assumed sophistication and that explained why the government had deemed it expedient to liaise with countries like Sri Lanka which had dealt with the issue for three decades to seek its expertise.

 Vice President Amissah-Arthur said Ghana would also seek the experience of Sri Lanka in the tourist industry.

He said Ghana boasted of massive tourist attractions both natural and historical which could be harnessed using the experiences of other countries like Sri Lanka.

The Vice-President thanked the Sri Lankan President for sending to Ghana a high powered government delegation when the late President John Atta Mills passed away.

Mr Rajapaksa thanked Ghana for attending CHOGM and said Sri Lanka would soon open a mission in Accra to help deepen relations between the two countries.

He said his country was prepared to train Ghanaian personnel in maritime security as well as in the tourist industry.

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