Liberian President George Manneh Weah has held his second round of talks with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Monrovia since he took office eleven months ago, the Executive Mansion said on Friday.
Mr. Blair paid President George Manneh Weah a courtesy visit at his office at the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
The former British leader, who runs the Institution for Global Change (TBIGC), was in-country to catch up with President Weah after Government’s launch of its flagship development plan, the Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD), according to a press release from the Liberian Presidency.
Mr. Blair hailed President Weah for ensuring the completion of the PAPD and promised to be of help in the implementation of the plan.
He said by producing PAPD paper, the government has put itself and its partners in the position to understand the challenges facing Liberia and how they can be solved to the benefit of the people of Liberia.
President Weah used the meeting to emphasize government’s political and moral will and commitment to addressing the critical needs of Liberians towards sustaining national peace, stability and harmony.
He said amid high expectations amongst Liberians and enormous challenges facing Government, he was upbeat about better days in the coming years.
President Weah and Mr. Blair discussed ways and opportunities that could be utilized towards funding and completing top development priorities of government.
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change works to “make globalization work for the many, not the few; helping countries, their people and their governments address some of the most difficult challenges in the world today.”
It embeds skilled advisors into different governments in order to support their leaders properly manage and achieve the changes their people desire when there are limited resources available.
Mr. Blair was accompanied to the meeting with President Weah the organization’s West Africa Regional Director, Kate Dooley, and the Liberia Country Head Nisha Makan.