U.K.: IVORY COAST FOREIGN MINISTER ARRIVES IN LONDON TO START OFFICIAL VISIT

Record ID: 183131

  • Title: U.K.: IVORY COAST FOREIGN MINISTER ARRIVES IN LONDON TO START OFFICIAL VISIT
  • Date: 8th November 1968
  • Summary: ARRIVAL OF M. USHER. Initials PBS/VS/MR/OS Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 23rd November 1968 13:00
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  • Location: LONDON, U.K.
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVA7NEN7IW3WM7HFPL7ROI8E3TEK
  • Story Text: THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF THE IVORY COAST, MR. ARSENE ASSOUAN USHER, ARRIVED IN LONDON BY AIR TODAY (FRIDAY) AT THE START OF A WEEK-LONG OFFICIAL VISIT TO BRITAIN.

    HE WAS MET AT LONDON AIRPORT BY THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO ABIDJAN, MR. DUDLEY CHEKE. M. USHER HAS ALREADY VISITED A NUMBER OF EUROPEAN CAPITALS.

    M. USHER IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY, MR. MICHAEL STEWART ON MONDAY. THEIR TALKS WILL BE CONCERNED WITH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE UNITED NATIONS AND AFRICA.

    MR. STEWART IS EXPECTED TO RAISE THE MATTER OF REPORTED ARMS SUPPLIES TO THE BREAKAWAY EASTERN REGION OF NIGERIA BEING SHIPPED THROUGH THE IVORY COAST.

    BRITAIN MAINTAINS CORDIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE IVORY COAST AND THERE IS A USEFUL FLOW OF TRADE BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS. BRITAIN IN 1967 IMPORTED GBP4 1/2-MILLION STERLING WORTH OF GOODS FROM THE IVORY COAST, WHILE THE IVORY COAST BOUGHT GBP2-MILLION STERLING WORTH OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS FROM BRITAIN.
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