Korea-born Ghanaian ambassador hopes to serve as bridge between his two motherlands

Korea and Ghana share much in common as nations with strong pride and identity rooted in family-oriented traditions — foundations that can help elevate their partnership to a new level for mutual growth, Ghana's top envoy to Seoul has said. Kojo Choi, Ghana's new ambassador to Korea, made the remarks in a recent interview with Yonhap News Agency, expressing hope to play a bridging role in bolstering bilateral ties as the first ambassador of African nationality with Korean descent. Choi took up his post in Seoul in October. "The cultures of the two countries are remarkably similar. Just like Korea places great importance on its ethnic identity, Ghana also values its national identity with the same intensity," Choi said in the interview Friday. "The culture that places family at the heart of life and valuing community is a similarity shared by the two nations," he said. Choi, a Korea-born naturalized Ghanaian, moved to Ghana with his missionary parents in 1992. With such similarities, the two countries can seek to advance their partnership in a mutually beneficial way, he said, stressingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times