Accra: Tong Defa, China's Ambassador to Ghana, has announced plans for strengthened security cooperation between China and Ghana. He stated that China intends to collaborate with Ghana to establish and implement a Global Security Initiative partnership, in addition to supporting peace and security projects and other security-related initiatives. Mr. Defa made the announcement on Wednesday during the official handover and commissioning of the newly constructed headquarters of the Tri-service Recruit Training Schools at the Battle Training Camp in Bundase. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Defa expressed confidence in the future of security cooperation between the two nations. He emphasized China's commitment to joining hands with Ghana to carry out peace and security projects, build a demonstration zone of the Global Security Initiative, and conduct early-stage cooperation. Mr. Defa also highlighted other aid projects from China to Ghana, such as the recently commissioned Jamestown Fishing Harbour Complex a nd the upcoming Annex Office Building Project for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. The projects handed over by China to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) include a newly built Army Recruit Training School at Shai Hills in Greater Accra, a Naval Recruit Training School in Nutekpor near Sogakope in the Volta Region, and an Airforce Recruit Training School in Takoradi, Western Region. The headquarters facility at Bundase, according to Colonel Jonas Adjei Wiafe, Director of Engineering Services, GAF, includes 23 offices, a multipurpose hall, 32 ablution units, and several other ultra-modern amenities. These developments are part of the China Military Aid Project to the GAF, which came to fruition following a protocol agreement between the two countries in Beijing in January 2020. The projects were constructed by the China Railway Number 5 Engineering Group Corporation, with support from the Directorate of Engineering Services (DES) and other relevant units of the GAF. In an interview with t he Ghana News Agency, Mr. Kofi Amankwah Manu, the Deputy Minister of Defence, explained that the various military bases built under the project are part of efforts to enhance the GAF's capacity to train and prepare personnel for security duties and peace support operations, both within Ghana and internationally. He emphasized that the new facilities will improve the preparation and positioning of personnel for their duties.