>September 16, 1998
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>ACCRA, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings and Equatorial
>Guinean counterpart, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Wednesday expressed
>concern about external attempts to destabilise Equatorial Guinea.
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>In a joint communique issued in Accra at the end of Mbasogo's three-day
>official visit, the two leaders reaffirmed their support for the respect
>of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries.
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>The communique recounted the numerous conflicts on the continent and
>called on the warring factions to abandon the use of force in favour of
>peaceful negotiations.
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>It called on the feuding parties in Guinea-Bissau to place the interest
>of their people first and agree to negotiations for durable peace.
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>The two leaders agreed on the need to improve and strengthen relations
>between their two countries in the economic field, as well as in
>petroleum exploration and exploitation, agriculture, scientific and
>technical co-operation, cultural changes, tourism and security.
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>''In that regard the two heads of state decided to establish a Joint
>Commission for Co-operation between Ghana and Equatorial Guinea to
>pursue these objectives,'' the communique said.
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