#Gabon: Ali Bongo Ondimba with gabonese community in New York

 
 

NEW YORK (AGP) - Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba, met last Friday the Gabonese community in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the United States of America, on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the United Nations

The initiative Gabonese New York, mainly consist of students, engineers and traders, was a success.

Accompanied by the First Lady of Gabon, Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, ministers Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet (Foreign Affairs), Nelson Messone Christmas (Forests and Environment) and Blaise Louembé (Sport), the head of state has seized the moment this meeting to build on his fellow policy emergence being implemented in Gabon.

The reforms, he has said, are beginning to bear fruit. Probably alluding to the measure, among other things, ban the export of timber in log form; measure that allowed the creation of several processing units, with, the key, creating jobs and wealth. Similarly, medical coverage for the benefit of all sections of the Gabonese population has become a reality, with the work of the National Health Insurance Fund and Social Security (CNAMGS), etc.

Ali Bongo Ondimba also stressed its willingness to invest more in the area of education and training where reforms have been initiated, particularly in terms of the award of scholarships, the aim is to ensure more of Justice, among others.

In a friendly atmosphere, the Head of State called on his countrymen to be Ambassadors of Gabon wherever they are, through responsible with, and investing in education and other activities. Everyone should have at heart the interests of the good image of Gabon, already shining on the rest of the world. The head of state also stressed the government's determination to ensure good governance, the concern is the efficiency of expenditure and public financial management, among others. Finally, the Head of State urged his countrymen to cultivate in them an atmosphere of peace, understanding and harmony, inviting them also to put aside any spirit of backbiting, easy criticism, all etc.ôté spirit of backbiting, easy criticism, etc.

Earlier, the President of the Gabonese community in New York, Bernard Oyama, welcomed the creation of a Ministry of Gabonese abroad.

Note that shortly before the reunion of the evening, Ali Bongo Ondimba has co-chaired with Germany, a high-level meeting on poaching, at the United Nations in the wake of the 69th General Assembly of the United Nations. A meeting during which the two countries, Gabon and Germany, in particular expressed their determination to fight against poaching.


                                                                           Agence Gabonaise de Presse 28-09-2014