Star Building: Congo Basin Forest, Light Weapons Discussed

Prime Minister, Head of Government, Chief Dr Joseph Dion Ngute on October 20, 2020 morning had discussions with the German Facilitator of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership, Christian Ruck who was accompanied to the Star Building by the German Ambassador to Cameroon, Corinna Fricke.

After the audience, Christian Ruck told the press that Cameroon was an important country for his partnership facilitation in the Congo Basin Forest. He said the facilitation was to help support the Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) whose acting President is Cameroon’s Minister of Forestry and Wildlife, Jules Doret Ndongo. He disclosed that he was in Cameroon as part of his facilitation mission which is also part of the common goal of the member countries of COMIFAC that seeks to preserve the second largest forest basin in the world, preserve biodiversity and at the same time use the forest in a sustainable way. He told the press to have promised the Prime Minister to place the Congo Basin Forest at a higher international pedestal. He disclosed that the year 2021 will be a year for big international conferences such as the UN Conference on Climate Change. He said he will like to facilitate for a fair share of the climate change facilities to go to the Congo Basin forest.

In the afternoon, Prime Minister Dion Ngute received in audience Dr Ivor Richard Fung who is the Deputy Director of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs and Director of t...