By Politico staff Writer
The German Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development and delegation, among them three Members of Parliament, have paid a courtesy call on President Julius Maada Bio as part of their two-day working visit in the country.
In his statement, during the meeting in Freetown on Wednesday 16th June 2021, Gerhard Gerd Müller, German Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development said Sierra Leone and Germany had a long-standing relationship that had also benefited both countries, adding that his visit to the country was to deepen and strengthen that bilateral cooperation.
He further thanked President Bio for the steps he had taken to curtail the Coronavirus disease, which he said had badly affected economies in the world.
“Thank you very much His Excellency for making time to meet with us. We look forward to strengthening and deepening this relationship,” he said.
In his response, President Bio thanked the German delegation for coming to Sierra Leone notwithstanding threats of the coronavirus, and said he truly appreciated the visit, which he hoped would expand areas of cooperation between the two countries.
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