Ghana awaiting Turkish investors, its FM says

ISTANBUL (A.A) - Ghana's foreign minister invited Turkish investors to his country, saying Ghana had speeded up efforts to become an attraction center for foreign capital. "We want more foreign direct investments in our country and we are paying special efforts to draw Turkish businesspeople to Ghana," Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni told the Anadolu Agency in Istanbul where he participated in the First Ministerial Review Conference of the Africa – Turkey Partnership.               Mumuni said trade volume between the two countries had been 400 million USD in the first eight months of 2011, adding the figure was expected to reach one billion USD in the next couple of years.  Mumuni said Turkey had opened its embassy in capital Accra last march when Turkish President Abdullah Gul visited Ghana, adding that the Ghana was set to open its embassy in Ankara soon.  The foreign minister said Ghana had a great potential in oil and natural gas with newly-explored fields, adding that his country offered vast opportunities for investment in energy, construction, and railways.