President John Agyekum Kufuor is expected to leave Accra on Tuesday night to attend the 22nd Franco-African Summit scheduled for Paris, France on February 20-21.
The theme for the two-day Summit is: “Africa and France together in a new Partnership”.
Mr Kwabena Agyapong, President’s Press Secretary, told Journalists at the Castle, Osu that President Kufuor would take advantage of the Summit to hold bilateral talks with President Jaques Chirac of France and some of the other 40 Heads of States expected to attend the Summit.
He said the crisis in Cote D’Ivoire would feature at the Summit as well as partnership to address development priorities in Africa.
These include health, education, water, agricultural development and the protection of natural resources.
Others were major challenges in the world, fight against terrorism and organised crime, environment and sustainable development.
The first Summit took place in Paris, France in 1973 and its deliberations are marked by informal debates that address major issues of concern to the participants.
Source: GhanaWeb
