Emmanuel Kendemeh
31 March 2008
Prime Minister Ephraim Inoni on Friday received in separate audiences South Korean and Italian delegations.
The port specialists from the South Korean Golden Bell Company Limited, will begin the site survey of the Limbe cement factory on 15 April 2008. The Chairman of the Golden Bell Company Ltd, Joseph Shin said, Friday, 28 March 2008 after the company's delegation had an audience with Cameroon's Prime Minister, Head of Government, Ephraim Inoni.
Golden Bell Company delegation, expected to finance works at the Limbe Port and the construction of Cameroon's second cement factory in Limbe, came two months after South Korean investors of the AFKO cement manufacturing factory, signed a protocol agreement with the Cameroon government on 18 January 2008 establishing the Limbe AFKO cement project. As for the work time frame, the Golden Bell Chairman told journalists at the Prime Minister's Office that, "after two months of site survey, we will make feasibility study conclusions". After meeting with the Prime Minister, the South Korean delegation said they were moving to Cameroon's Ministry of Industry, Mines and Technological Development to sign a convention agreement concerning the Limbe cement factory project. This would pave the way for government and the investors to decide when the foundation stone for the construction phase of the project would start. According to Joseph Shin, "the construction phase of the Limbe cement factory will last for 16 months".
Prime Minister Inoni earlier on Friday received in audience an Italian delegation led by that country's Ambassador to Cameroon, Antonio Bellavia. He told journalists after their discussion that, "I came to confirm the determination of the Italian government to continue to develop cooperation between Italy and Cameroon with focus on the Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Prevention and Management of AIDS". He said during the first phase of the Centre's activities, the Italian government contributed one million Euros for its effective take off. " We know that the Centre faces new challenges in its second phase that deals with scientific research" Ambassador Bellavia said and added, "in order to enable the Centre succeed, the Italian government will contribute another one million Euros" (about CFA 650 million).
Be the first to Write a Comment!
Copyright © 2008 Cameroon Tribune. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, click here.
AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 125 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.
