- Title: DENMARK: FOUR-MAN DELEGATION FROM IVORY COAST VISITS COPENHAGEN.
- Date: 23rd June 1967
- Summary: FOUR DELEGATES WITH DANISH REPRESENTATIVES; MEMBERS SIGN PAPERS; DELEGATION AND HOST DINE IN TIVOLI GARDENS. Initials IF/VS/JH/ES Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 8th July 1967 13:00
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- Location: COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
- Country: Denmark
- Reuters ID: LVAAQ7A39ECEZGLR7L3S8AZ936KY
- Story Text: A FOUR-MAN DELEGATION FROM THE IVORY COAST IS PAYING A TRADING VISIT TO DENMARK. YESTERDAY (THURSDAY) THEY MET SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES OF DENMARK'S DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO DISCUSS THE DENMARK-IVORY COAST TRADE AGREEMENT. LATER IN THE EVENING THEY TOOK TIME OFF FOR DINNER IN THE TIVOLI GARDENS.
THE DELEGATION ARRIVED ON 20 JUNE, AFTER ARRANGEMENTS FOR A MEETING HAD BEEN MADE AT THE IVORY COAST'S REQUEST. THE PARTY INCLUDES MR. JEAN BAPTISTE AMETHIER, MR AKOUN ADON MICHEL, AND HEAD OF THE IVORY COAST'S MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ECONOMICS, AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MR SIAKA COULIBALY. THE IVORY COAST'S PERMANENT AMBASSADOR TO DENMARK, MR COFFI BILE, WAS ALSO PRESENT AT THE DISCUSSIONS.
REPRESENTING DENMARK WERE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICIALS, MR HANS CHRISTENSEN, AND MR MEINCE.
ACCORDING TO THE DETAILS RELEASED, THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE DELEGATION WAS TO INCREASE-TRADING BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES, UNDER THE TERMS OF THE DENMARK-IVORY COAST AGREEMENT OF NOVEMBER 1966. LOANS OR OTHER AID WERE NOT ON THE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION.
THE SAME EVENING, THE DELEGATION AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DANISH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS RELAXED OVER DINNER IN THE CELEBRATED TIVOLI GARDENS. AFTER DINNER THEY FOUND TIME TO TAKE A WALK IN THE OLD AMUSEMENT PARK.
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