Czech Republic to support Ghana with urban rail transport
The government of the Czech Republic on Wednesday expressed its willingness to support the government of Ghana to establish an urban rail system and to help revive some of Ghana’s defunct factories.
They have also agreed to share their technological and other professional expertise with Ghana to enable her to generate more power and transmit electricity for both domestic and the external markets.
These decisions were taken when Vice President John Dramani Mahama, who is on an official visit to the country, held talks with Mr. Petr Necas, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic.
The meeting centered on power generation, urban transport and the maximum use of oil and gas when drilling begins.
Vice President Mahama appealed to the Prime Minister to send experts to Ghana for the two countries to undertake feasibility studies on the urban rail system.
He said the rail system would not only decongest the major cities of the country but would also create jobs for the unemployed.
The Vice President said the jute, shoe, sugar and tyre factories that were established by the government of Ghana in collaboration with the Czech Republic during the First Republic were all grounded and called for collaboration to revive these factories.
Vice President Mahama said the government was spending a chunk of money importing shoes and boots for the security services and appealed to the Czech Republic government to consider supporting Ghana to revamp the factory so that it could produce shoes and boots for both internal and international markets.
Prime Minster Necas said Ghana was a great nation in terms of good governance, stability and democracy and he would therefore be proud to engage her in a number of partnerships for their mutual benefit.
“Past governments of Ghana and the Czech Republic have over the years established good relations and I promise that this time round the relationship is going to move even better,” he said.
The Vice President also called on President Veclav Klaus and their discussions were held behind closed doors.
Source: GNA
Czech Republic is currently having issues with paying their Doctors and again Doctors working for long hours which will lead to their Doctors leaving the country for Greener pastures overseas.
So why will they be able to help Ghana and again not until Ghana has a little Oil thhat will lead them to come to Ghana.
I will ask everyone who read this story to read online Prague English Newspaper if they even mentioned Ghana delegation trip.
Our leaders should be smarter annd make sure they don’t continue to sell this nation from one election to the other with al kinds of songs and dance year after year. This Global downturn each and every nation is fending for themselves annd their people. The nation budget should be prudent and cost of spending must come down. Government machinery as well as procurement must trim down. Check Ireland in todays news having financial crisis just as Greece, Portugal and spain due to over spending.