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Ghana Cabinet approves Host Country Agreement with Holy See

Host Country Agreement diplomatic relations Apostolic Nunciature Vienna Convention Parliamentary ratification

The Government of Ghana's Cabinet has approved a longstanding Host Country Agreement with the Holy See. This diplomatic pact resolves a matter that has been pending since formal ties were established in 1976.

Aligned with the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the agreement establishes a legal framework for relations between the two entities. It grants specific rights, privileges, and immunities to ecclesiastical officeholders and the Catholic faithful within Ghana.

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced the approval following a meeting with the Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana, Archbishop Julien Kaboré. The agreement is now scheduled for submission to Parliament for formal ratification under Article 75 of the 1992 Constitution.

Entities

Government of Ghana · Holy See · Julien Kaboré · Pope Leo XIV · Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa

Sources

Cabinet approves longstanding Ghana-Holy See Pact ahead of Parliamentary Ratification [rainbowradioonline.com]
Cabinet Approves Ghana-Holy See Host Country Agreement [thevaultznews.com]
Ghana’s Cabinet Approves Host Country Agreement with Holy See, Paving Way for Parliamentary Ratification [www.aciafrica.org]