Lieutenant General Francisco Braco Carbó (CMOPS), has visited Ghana to meet high-level authorities and to see first-hand the activities carried by Spanish forces during the annual ‘FLINTLOCK’ exercise, organized and directed by the US Special Operations Command for Africa (SOCAFRICA).
To take advantage of the military activities and the strategic importance of Ghana to Spain, Vice Admiral Alfonso Delgado and Brigadier General Ángel Herrezuelo accompanied Lieutenant General Francisco Braco Carbó.
Lieutenant General Francisco Braco led the team to hold high-level meetings with local authorities and other key government officials including the Minister of Defence, Hon. Dominic Nitiwul, Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, Chief of the Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Issah Yakubu, Chief of Naval Staff and General Francis Adu Amanfoh, Special Presidential Advisor for the Accra Initiative.
The delegation was accompanied by His Excellency Javier Gutiérrez, Ambassador of Spain in Ghana, who stated that “the visit of the Armada warship AUDAZ and of the Commander of the Operations Command of the Spanish Armed Forces are a testimony to the priority Spain attaches to Ghana and the security in the region”.
(Source: Chris Koney)