Cabinet has approved an agreement that allows the United States of America to set up a military base in Ghana.
The agreement between the two countries also grants unrestricted access to a host of facilities and wide-ranging tax exemptions to the United States military and civilian personnel.
In a confidential document to Parliament, cabinet is urging members to consider the agreement and give its approval.
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The document which has been leaked states that the agreement will provide a framework for enhanced partnership between the two countries in order to strengthen the defense relationship between them further.
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According to the document “Ghana shall accord to military personnel and civilian personnel the privileges, exemptions, and immunities equivalent to those accorded to the administrative and technical staff of a diplomatic mission under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of April 18, 1961.”
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