Foreign Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan and the Cameroonian Ambassador accredited to Liberia, His Excellency Mr. Bengyela Augustine Gang have both reiterated their commitments to deepen and expand cooperation to the mutual benefits of their two countries.

The two diplomats met on Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Ministry of Foreign when the Cameroonian Envoy paid a courtesy call on Liberia’s Foreign Minister at his Foreign Ministry office on Capitol Hill.

During the meeting, both Minister Ngafuan and Ambassador Gang expressed their willingness to expand cooperation in the areas of agriculture, sports, and forestry amongst others.

Making remarks at the meeting, Foreign Minister Ngafuan thanked the Ambassador for the visit, adding that Liberia is interested especially in expanding cooperation in the area of forestry and agriculture while promising to work along with line ministries and agencies concerned for the preparation and signing of the draft cooperation Agreement. 

He said Liberia is willing to invest in agriculture and forestry but is faced with several challenges including resources problem, a situation he said government is making efforts to improve.

“We will try to do much with the little we have to conclude the framework for this cooperation, he said.

While responding to call by Ambassador Gang for President Sirleaf to visit Cameroon, Minister Ngafuan pointed out that Liberia and Cameroon share common values, culture and tradition with the two nations having the Bassa ethnic group in common.

Commenting on the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, the Minister said Liberia is grateful to the international community for providing assistance to government in the fight against the disease. He disclosed the establishment of an Ebola testing center with two confirmed Ebola cases amongst the 12 deaths so far. He also hails Liberian health workers for catering to Ebola cases in the country

Speaking earlier, Ambassador Gang said his government is working out plans to honor a state visit of the two countries’ Heads of State and Foreign Ministers as to solidify the cordial relations.

He emphasized the need to deepen cooperation especially in the development of sports, economic, youth diplomatic training and local governance as part of decentralization, as well as the construction of training institution to further promote sports, agriculture et-cetera.

He said his government was compassionate about the outbreak of the Ebola virus in Liberia and commended government‘s efforts in fighting against the spread of the deadly disease.