Germany Seeks Better Cooperation Ties With cameroon

Prime Minister Philemon Yang on Monday discussed with a visiting German delegation.

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The Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Government Commissioner for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises and Tourism in the German Ministry of Economy and Technology, Ernst Burgbacher is heading a government and business delegation to Cameroon to seek ways of strengthening technical and economic cooperation between his country and Cameroon.

The German government official and members of his delegation had a working session with the Prime Minister, Head of Government,Philemon Yang at the Star Building on Monday April 16, 2012 at the start of their working visit to the country that ends on April 18.

Talking to the press at the Prime Minister’s Office, Ernst Burgbacher disclosed that the team was in Cameroon to strengthen cooperation in the sectors of renewable energy development, fertilizer production, security, and infrastructure. The German investors and officials are also interested in capacity building for the youths, job creation and will therefore use the visit to promote their country’s enterprises in Cameroon...

Cameroon is one of the 57 partner countries with which Germany has development cooperation in the technical, cultural and financial sectors. There are over 5,000 Cameroonian students in Germany, in addition to business people.

By Emmanuel KENDEMEH, CT du 16/04/2012