TRIPOLI: A Dutch business delegation is expected to visit Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea from July 6-9, 2015 with possible trade and investment opportunities.
The aim of the mission is to strengthen bilateral relations with the three West African countries to exchange knowledge and promote trade.
The mission will begin in Liberia where the delegation will first meet Dutch companies operating in Liberia before meeting female entrepreneurs and business women as well as promoting the concept of good governance and growth programs.
The visit was made possible when President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf held discussions with the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands, Ms. Lilianne Ploumen, on the sidelines of the EU High Level Ebola Conference held in Brussels, Belgium in March this year.
According to a dispatch, the Dutch business delegation will be led by Ploumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation.
Ms. Ploumen will travel to Monrovia on July 6, and hold discussions with President Sirleaf, meet with relevant agencies and senior government Ministers, including the National Investment Commission and Finance and Development Planning.
The delegation will also hold discussions with Liberian business executives, farmers, multinational companies, NGOs and later during the day travel to the Freeport of Monrovia, before discussing with Dutch companies doing business in Liberia.
The delegation leaves Monrovia for Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday to hold discussions with Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma and later during the day meet with Dutch business people operating in Freetown and members of the Sierra Business Community before visiting Freetown’s port.
Ms. Ploumen will later travel to Conakry, Guinea to continue similar discussions and consultations with the President Alpha Conde.
