On January 30, 2018, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Her Excellency Madam Sun Baohong met with the Ghanaian Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Prof. Aaron Mike Ocquaye. Both sides exchanged views on issues such as the China-Ghana relations, exchanges between the legislative bodies of the two countries etc.. The Political Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Ghana Mr. Jiang Zhouteng was also present at the meeting.
Ambassador Sun extended her New Year’s greeting to the Honorable Speaker Ocquaye and introduced the latest developments of the China-Ghana relations. Ambassador Sun said that China attaches great importance to developing China-Ghana relations. The Chinese side appreciates the efforts made by the Parliament and Honorable Speaker of Parliament for the development of China-Ghana relations, and congratulates the legislative bodies of the two countries on the establishment of the China-Ghana Friendship Group and the Ghana-China Friendship Association. China is ready to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the Ghanaian Parliament and its subsidiary agencies to make more contributions to the development of bilateral relations.
The Honorable Speaker, Prof. Ocquaye welcomed Ambassador Sun to his official residence and thanked the Chinese government and its people for their contributions to the economic and social development of Ghana. He said that the friendship between Ghana and China has enjoyed a long history and that the cooperation between the two countries in various fields has achieved fruitful results in recent years. The relations between the two countries is entering "Good Times". The Ghanaian Parliament is willing to actively develop friendly cooperation with the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China and to promote the continuous development of Ghana-China relations.