The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has noted that Ghana has no intention to consider any proposal partnership on Third Country Asylum with the United Kingdom (UK).
This comes after a publication by Sky News UK that Ghana considered the request during a virtual meeting with Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, held with Mr James Duddridge, the UK Minister for Africa.
The report said the “UK is talking to the government in Ghana about ways it can help alleviate the UK’s immigration problems, according to a tweet issued by the Ghanaian Foreign Ministry”.
“Human rights campaigners have raised concern the now-deleted tweet could mean there are discussions for some asylum seekers to be housed and processed in Ghana”.
But the statement from the ministry said the said story was based on a “vaguely worded” tweet on the meeting on the Foreign Minister’s Twitter Handle, which mentioned a supposed partnership between the UK and Ghana on a Third Country Asylum as part of cooperation between the two countries on security and migration.
According to the statement, though the Ghana High Commission in London explained to the journalist that their insistence on proceeding on the basis of a tweet, which did not capture the essence of the discussion, would amount to misinterpretation, the media outlet proceeded with the story.
“As part of the discussion between the UK Minister and Ghana’s Foreign Minister, the UK Minister informed Ghana’s Foreign Minister that the UK would be submitting a draft proposal for a partnership in areas of security and migration,” it stated.
“So far, no such proposal has been shared with the Ghana side. The Ministry wishes to categorically state that Ghana has no interest or intention to consider any proposed partnership on Third Country Asylum,” it added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana