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May the dead rest in peace.
Malanding
Gambia, Ghana reaffirm bilateral relation
<http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/gambia-ghana-reaffirm-bilateral-relation#map>Africa
<http://observer.gm/africa/news> » Gambia
<http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/news>
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Following a review and discussions on the findings of the joint
UN-ECOWAS fact-finding team established in August 14, 2008, at the
request of the governments of The Gambia and Ghana to facilitate efforts
by both governments to bring about the peaceful resolution to the
disappearance and killings of 8 people found within the territory of The
Gambia.
The ministers of Foreign Affairs, Interior and Justice of both countries
met recently at the headquarters of the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja,
Nigeria, under the aegis of the UN and ECOWAS, to discuss and reaffirm
their commitment to strengthen their traditionally cordial bilateral
relations. They agreed that both governments extend their condolences to
the families of the deceased and work towards strengthening the already
existing cooperation in the exhumation and repatriation of the bodies to
their families in Ghana so that they would be given fitting traditional
burials.
Consistent with the findings of the fact-finding team, the two parties
reiterated the fact that the Government of The Gambia is not directly or
indirectly complicit in the deaths and disappearances of the Ghanaian
nationals concerned. However, The Gambia Government agreed to make
contributions to the families of the deceased found in its territory in
conformity with the African traditional values shared by both countries.
Both sides pledged to pursue, through all available means, to arrest and
to prosecute all those involved in the deaths and the disappearance of
the said late Ghanaians and the other ECOWAS nationals, especially those
identified as culprits, according to the report.
The two countries agreed further to follow-up any future leads in the
case of those suspected missing. And in recognition of the discovery
that these Ghanaians and other ECOWAS nationals were victims of a human
trafficking scam, and because of the regional dimension of the problem,
both governments called on the ECOWAS member states to intensify efforts
to identify and punish known traffickers with the support of the
international community.
The two governments commended the facilitation of the UN and ECOWAS and
the work of the fact-finding team. They expressed optimism that the
findings of the report and the implementation of the decisions of their
meeting will help to restore and strengthen the traditionally cordial
bilateral relations between the two countries.
Author: *by Musa Ndow & Augustus Mendy*
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