新奇事件簿 加納向非盟公民提供落地簽

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Ghana's president, John Dramani Mahama, has announced that his country will issue visas tocitizens of African Union member states from July. Anyone arriving at a port in Ghana bearing apassport from an African Union nation will be granted a visa, which could be for up to 30 days. President Mahama said his new initiative was aimed at bridging the gap between Africancitizens on the continent. He said: "With effect from July this year, we will be allowing citizens ofAU member states to enter our country and obtain visas on arrival with the option to stay forup to 30 days and experience what our country has to offer. This measure, with time, shouldstimulate air travel, trade, investment and tourism."

加納總統(tǒng)約翰·德拉馬尼·馬哈馬發(fā)表聲明，從7月起向“非盟”成員國(guó)辦理簽證。任何持有“非盟”護(hù)照公民均可獲得落地簽，逗留時(shí)間達(dá)30天。據(jù)馬哈馬總統(tǒng)表示，此舉將縮小“非盟”公民差距。他表示：“自7月生效之日起，所有“非盟”公民均可獲得落地簽，逗留時(shí)間達(dá)30天，并可享受加納為您提供的一切服務(wù)。不久，此舉將促進(jìn)航空、貿(mào)易、投資以及旅游業(yè)發(fā)展。

The African Union Commission chairperson commended Ghana's efforts in helping to bringAfrica closer together and reducing barriers to travel. She said: "After Ghana, I am convincedthat many other African countries will follow suit, in the interest of achieving an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa." She added that the new visa policy would greatly benefitGhana in its relations with other African countries. She said more countries needed to followGhana's example. Only 25 per cent of countries in Africa offer visas on arrival to other Africannationals. This means it is actually easier for U.S. citizens to travel to and within Africa than it isfor Africans to visit each other's countries.

“非盟”主席對(duì)此表示贊揚(yáng)，稱此舉將加強(qiáng)非洲內(nèi)部關(guān)系，消除旅行壁壘。她表示：“為了實(shí)現(xiàn)非洲的和平共處，繁榮昌盛，隨著加納帶頭，我堅(jiān)信其它非洲國(guó)家也將紛紛加入。”她還表示稱，“新政”將大力改善加納與其它非洲國(guó)家關(guān)系。她稱其它非洲國(guó)家也應(yīng)效仿。僅25%的非洲國(guó)家向非裔人士提供落地簽。比起非洲公民在本洲旅行，美國(guó)公民赴非旅行更加便捷。