The Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, HE Myriam Montrat has paid a courtesy call on the Defence Minister, Hon Kenneth Gilbert Adjei at The Square to discuss mutual interests and explore enhanced defence and security cooperation.
Hon Adjei lauded Canada’s ongoing support to the Ghana Armed Forces especially through military training, peacekeeping support, the Elsie Initiative which has seen significant participation of uniformed women in UN peacekeeping missions among others. He expressed Ghana’s readiness to deepen collaboration with Canada in the areas of mutual interest. Hon Adjei noted that the Ministry is happy to engage with its Canadian counterparts on military training, intelligence sharing and peace support.
He emphasised that to modernize and transform the Ghana Armed Forces, there is the need to build capacity against internal and external threats. Hon Adjei further stated that key priority areas for future partnership in cyber defence, artificial intelligence, maritime security and surveillance technologies, will reinforce Ghana’s broader commitment to democratic governance and regional security.
HE Montrat highlighted Canada’s sustained efforts over the years in enhancing Ghana’s security architecture against emerging regional threats. She stated that the Elsie Initiative for Women in peace operations has fostered innovative approaches to boost participation of uniformed women in UN peacekeeping. She further stated that the Ghana-Canadian partnership has aided the formulation of a gender policy to address sexual abuse. HE Montrat expressed Canada’s continued support to enhance the capacity of Ghana’s defence architecture.
The engagement concluded with both sides exchanging views on emerging security challenges and the importance of strengthening collaboration in addressing the increasing threats that transcend national borders. Both parties expressed their commitment to build on existing ties and explore new avenues through which Ghana-Canada security cooperation could be further strengthened.
