ITLOS ruling has strengthened Ghana-Ivory Coast ties – Nana Addo

President Akufo-Addo has said the recent judgment of the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), over Ghana and Ivory Coast’s maritime border dispute, has strengthened the relationship between the two countries.

This according to him is contrary to suggestions that the ruling would mar diplomatic ties between Ghana and her western neighbor.

Akufo-Addo was speaking at the Flagstaff House on Monday, when he hosted the Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara.

“We realized those delicate moments when it came to this dispute over our maritime border, but your statesmanship and your friendship and regard for the interest of our two countries made it possible for us to overcome that delicate moment and use it as a basis for forging even stronger relations between us,” Nana Addo said.

“A lot of work has been done here of technical nature which is important, but at the end of the day, the will and desire to translate the technical and paper works into the concrete decision and affect the lives of our people, for me, that is what is most important,” he added.

President Ouattara, who is on a two-day stay in Ghana at the invitation of President Akufo-Addo, thanked him for the invite and the warm reception.

He said the reception was an indication of the cordial relationship that existed between his country and Ghana.

He called for collaboration between the two countries, noting that both could collaborate in various sectors including agriculture and transport.

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