The Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana H.E Ron. Strikker has expressed regret at the activities of the slave trade by his countrymen.
According to him, the Dutch look at the history with a lot of regrets, deep disgust, repentance, and that they see it as sad.
He indicated that the history of the slave trade is historical truthful stories that should never happen again.
He made the remarks at the opening of the rehabilitation of the Ussher Fort Museum.
He said we should better know what happened in these dark years on which the Dutch government has expressed its regrets.
He was hopeful Ghana and the Netherlands will face these past history squarely and together.
He said they do not ignore the common past and heritage in our present-day relations.
He admonished the two countries to work together to preserve their heritage.
To him, facing the past helps to tackle the future together adding, “what we can do and must do is to uphold the values that we share today, including respect for human rights and human dignity and that basis put our hands together to better our lives.”
He said the two countries are great friends and strong partners in today’s rapidly changing world.
Opportunities he said abound to deepen our relationship i.e economically, politically, and culturally.
He further expressed hope that the rehabilitated museum will receive visitors including locals and foreigners.
The rehabilitated Ussher Fort Slavery Museum was funded by the Netherlands through the Netherlands Funds-inTrust (NFiT) and UNESCO.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com