U.S Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has indicated that the U.S remains committed to supporting the Ghana Navy in safeguarding the country’s coastline and offshore activities.
The support she explained forms part of the country’s efforts to protect both national and international borders considering the critical role of coast guard activities.
She was speaking to the media at the second annual African Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS) and third Naval Infantry Leaders Symposium-Africa (NILS-A) in Accra.
Virginia Palmer stressed that America was prepared to invest in Ghana’s security assistance.
“Our 28 million dollars insecurity assistance last year, went to support various endeavours including training, such as the GAF engineering school, as well as equipment like the two eighty-seven-foot ships that we provided the Ghanaian Navy last year, as well as 6 million dollars in support to Ghana’s special boat squadron and projects and NAVTRAC in the Volta.”
“It’s also very much worth remarking though that, our combined efforts have resulted in massive improvements in security in those waters. And it’s something I think Ghana should be very proud of. The maritime domain is huge and no one country can fight off illegal fishing, piracy and illicit trade alone. We have to work together.” said the U.S Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
