Emmanuel Kendemeh
28 March 2008
Prime Minister Ephraim Inoni yesterday held separate discussions with a delegation of the Union of African Shippers Council and Korean Investors.
The Prime Minister, Head of Government, Ephraim Inoni yesterday, 27 March held a working session with members of the Steering Committee of the Union of African Shippers Council (UCCA) who came to brief him of the decisions of their ongoing meeting in Douala.
The President of UCCA, Bakayoko Dramane used the discussions to thank the government of Cameroon for re-instituting the Cameroon National Shippers Council (CNCC) and paying arrears CNCC owed UCCA. Through the Prime Minister, they forwarded a message of thanks to President Paul Biya as the government has given a befitting building to host UCCA head office in Douala, provided a residence and vehicle to the Secretary General of UCCA. According to Mr Bakayoko, the infrastructure and the re-institution of CNCC have helped put UCCA back on the rails. The Douala meeting that started last 25 March to end to today, has been a forum to revise the regulations of the organisation and through it bonds of solidarity have been strengthened between its members for UCCA to forge ahead in projecting Africa in international fora and negotiations.
Shortly before the cabinet meeting the Prime Minister chaired, he also held discussions with a delegation of Korean investors. Sung-Gil Chang, Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission at the Korean Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria whose jurisdiction extends to Cameroon, led the delegation to the Star Building. He told journalists after the discussions held behind close doors that "the Korean government is looking for possibilities of signing investment agreements with Cameroon, in view of strengthening economic relations between the two countries". He said, "we are focusing on energy and mineral resources fields because Cameroon is endowed with mineral reserves and other industrial resources". The discussions, he said were intended to enable them be familiarised with the investment opportunities in order to better sensitise the Korean businessmen who would want to establish joint ventures with their Cameroonian counterparts. According to Sung-Gil Chang, Prime Minister Inoni was supportive of the idea to have Korean businessmen explore and invest in Cameroon.
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