Two Dignitaries Received at State House
By LUKONG Pius NYUYLIME, Cameroon Tribune, 03-03-2014
The
second audience granted David Gilmour, Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau
of African Affairs on Saturday March 01, centred on regional security
and economic development among others. The meeting that lasted one and
half hours was occasion for the American diplomat who had worked in
Cameroon before to discuss with the Head of State the situation in the
Central African Republic, in Nigeria with the Boko Haram activists as
well as piracy in the gulf of Guinea. “There are a lot of security
issues in the entire region. Our discussion centred on how we can
cooperate to deal with these issues”, Gilmour to reporters. The American
diplomat acknowledged the important security role Cameroon is playing
in the region. >>>
President Biya on Friday, Feb 28 and Saturday March 01, received in audience Turkish Ambassador and US Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of African Affairs respectively.
It was a particularly busy week-end last week at the Unity Palace where the Head of State, President Paul Biya received two dignitaries in two separate audiences that served as avenue to deepen relations between two friendly nations; the Republic of Turkey and the United States of America.
The
first audience granted Omer Faruk Dogan, Turkish Ambassador to Cameroon
Friday, February 28, hinged particularly on three main areas of concern:
energy, tourism and housing infrastructure.
It took well over one hour
for the Head of State and his guest to make an assessment of cooperation
between the two countries in 2013 and project for 2014. According to
Omer Faruk Dogan who spoke to reporters at the end of the audience,
three main sectors; energy, tourism and housing are important for
Cameroon to attain emergence. He announced that his country has won the
international call for tender to innovate the National Refinery Company
(SONARA) in order to step up its output. “SONARA is an important
institution for Cameroon that will be innovated soon in order to
increase its output. An open international call for tender was announced
and the results declared in Cameroon Tribune. We are waiting for
negotiations to begin”, he said.
That
apart, the Turkish Ambassador equally expressed his country’s concern
for tourism development in Cameroon. “Tourism is equally important for
Cameroon as the country sets out to renovate its hotels “, he said,
stating inter alia that the year 2014 will be an interesting year for
Cameroon –Turkey relations. “I think it will be the real beginning for
the execution of projects of emergence”, he stated. The Turkish
diplomat made assurances to the fact that his country is ready to
actively participate in projects related to low cost housing and road
construction. He expressed his satisfaction to reporters to learn from
the Head of State that the Cameroon Embassy in Ankara will soon be
opened. “Cameroonians have to understand that Turkey which is a
strategic partner for Cameroon is accomplishing its engagement with
Cameroon to better accompany her attain emergence”, he said.
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