The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has assured delegates of at the Attorney General Alliance (AGA-Africa), conference that the country is prepared to build solid bridges of cooperation between her and the diaspora beyond the ‘The Year of Return’ stint which the West African nation experienced.
Chief Executive Officer, GTA, Mr Akwasi Agyeman, gave the assurance while speaking at the AGA – Africa Conference held at the Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel.
The two – day international conference was organised by the Attorney General Alliance (AGA – AFRICA), a US – based organisation, on the theme: “Tackling the reality of transnational crime in Africa – Cross border solutions and international co – operation”.
The GTA boss had delivered a presentation at the conference on Beyond The Return Project which is geared towards sustaining the gains of the Year of Return.
He made mention of pillars of support for the project which includes; Investments, Heritage Sites improvements, Branding Ghana, Birthrights, Journeys amongst others.
Ghana Tourism Authority will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the AGA to tackle issues of Responsible Tourism and jointly promote objectives of Beyond the Return.
The six state Attorney Generals which attended the event include; Letitia James, AG – New York, Karl Racine, AG – Washington, DC, Denise George, AG – Virgin Islands, Keith Ellison, AG – Minnesota, Aaron Ford, AG – Nevada, Kwame Raoul, AG – Illinois
