加纳内阁已批准加入金砖国家（BRICS）的决议，加纳外交部部长萨姆·奥库泽托·阿布拉克瓦（Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa）周三表示，该国将正式提交加入申请。正在加纳访问的印度外交部长S·贾伊尚卡尔（S. Jaishankar）表示，新德里一直“非常同情并支持”加纳的这一愿望。
Ghana's Cabinet has approved a decision to seek membership of BRICS, and the country will now formally apply to join the grouping, Foreign Minister Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa said on Wednesday. India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is visiting Ghana, said New Delhi had been "very sympathetic and supportive" of Accra's aspirations.
这一宣布是在贾伊尚卡尔对加纳、科特迪瓦和埃塞俄比亚三国进行访问的行程中作出的。会谈结束后，两位部长共同向媒体表示，希望通过在关键领域的更广泛合作，将印加全面伙伴关系提升到一个新的水平。
The announcement came as Jaishankar, on the first leg of his three-nation tour of Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire and Ethiopia, held talks with Ghana's leadership. Addressing the media with Ablakwa after their meeting, the two ministers also spoke about taking the India-Ghana Comprehensive Partnership to the next level through wider cooperation in key sectors.
阿布拉克瓦指出，加纳决定加入金砖国家是为了实现国际合作伙伴关系的多元化，以拓宽自身的发展途径，同时仍重视与国际货币基金组织（IMF）和世界银行等传统合作伙伴的关系。他说：“我们希望拥有更多的选择；我们不会抛弃传统合作伙伴，但我们也需要新的朋友。”他还表示，加纳希望加强与印度、巴西和中国等历史悠久的伙伴国的关系——这些国家已经与西非国家建立了密切的贸易和投资联系。
Ablakwa said Ghana's decision to pursue BRICS membership was driven by a desire to diversify its international partnerships and widen its options for development, while continuing to value its traditional partners such as the IMF and World Bank. "We want to have options. We are not going to walk away from our traditional partners. We value that relationship, but we must have new friends," he said. He said Ghana also wanted to deepen ties with historical partners such as India, Brazil and China, which already have significant trade and investment engagement with the West African country.
据阿布拉克瓦透露，加纳与印度的贸易额已从2024年的约30亿美元增长至目前的70亿美元左右，加纳希望这一数字能进一步上升。
According to Ablakwa, Ghana's trade with India has more than doubled, from around USD 3 billion in 2024, and the country wants to take it to around USD 7 billion.
他强调，加入金砖国家将为加纳的经济转型、创造就业机会以及推进资源主权相关的发展计划提供更多可能性。阿布拉克瓦认为，加纳希望与具有共同利益和目标的伙伴国家合作，并相信自己的金砖国家成员国申请符合约翰·德拉马尼·马哈马（John Dramani Mahama）总统的外交政策优先事项以及他对多极化世界的愿景。
Ablakwa said BRICS membership would give Ghana greater options as it seeks to transform its economy, create jobs, industrialise and advance what he described as an agenda of resource sovereignty. He added that Ghana wanted to work with partners with shared interests and commitments and believed its BRICS aspirations were in line with President John Dramani Mahama's foreign policy priorities and his vision of a multipolar world.
他说，加纳将正式启动申请加入金砖国家的程序，并寻求现有金砖成员国的支持；不过加入金砖国家需要得到该组织的批准。贾伊尚卡尔指出，金砖国家是由那些重视思想独立性和选择自由的国家组成的，因此金砖国家的理念在世界各地都能引起共鸣。“就我们而言，我们一直非常同情并支持加纳的愿望和目标，”他说，并补充道这个问题需要大家共同讨论。
Ghana will now begin the formal process of applying for membership and seeking the support of existing BRICS members, he said, while noting that admission would require the grouping's approval. Jaishankar said BRICS brings together countries that value independence of thought and freedom of choice, and that it was understandable that the grouping's message would resonate in different parts of the world. "Where we are concerned, we have always been very sympathetic and supportive of Ghana's aspirations and hopes," he said, while adding that the issue would be one for collective consideration.
在双边关系方面，贾伊尚卡尔表示印度和加纳希望在制药、医疗保健、采矿、铁路和数字产业等领域扩大合作。“既然我们已经建立了全面的合作伙伴关系，就必须切实履行这一承诺，寻找新的合作领域，并深化我们长期以来的合作关系，”他说。双方还讨论了如何共享彼此的经验和发展方案；他指出加纳和印度在粮食安全、医疗保健、数字化和基础设施建设等领域有着相似的发展目标。
On bilateral ties, Jaishankar said India and Ghana were looking to expand cooperation in pharmaceuticals and healthcare, mining, defence, railways and digital sectors. "Now that we have established a comprehensive partnership, we need to live up to that. We need to find new areas of cooperation. We need to deepen our long-standing partnership," he said. He said the two sides had discussed how to pool their experience and share development solutions, pointing to similarities between programmes in Ghana and India in areas such as food security, healthcare, digitalisation and infrastructure.
此外，两国还签署了关于农业研究、培训以及生物多样性的合作协议。贾伊尚卡尔还提到，印度企业在加纳非常活跃，最近在制药、医疗服务、家禽养殖和可再生能源领域进行了投资；他表示这种合作关系有助于增强两国抵御外部冲击的能力，并促进包容性增长，尤其是在全球形势动荡的背景下。他还表示，印度和加纳在联合国改革（包括安理会改革）问题上持有相似的观点，应该作为“全球南方国家”的合作伙伴共同推动这一进程。
The two countries also signed agreements on agricultural research and training and biodiversity, he said. Jaishankar also said Indian businesses had been active in Ghana and referred to recent investment commitments in pharmaceuticals and medical services, poultry and renewable energy. He said the partnership could help strengthen resilience and promote inclusive growth, especially in a turbulent global environment. He added that India and Ghana had a similar outlook on reform of the United Nations, including the Security Council, and should work together as Global South partners.
“我们认为，作为‘全球南方国家’的合作伙伴，我们应该共同努力推动联合国的改革，包括安理会的改革，”贾伊尚卡尔说。
"We feel that as Global South partners we should be working together strongly for the reform of the United Nations, including the Security Council," Jaishankar said.
他还表示，世界正朝着多极化和更大多样性的方向发展，印度和加纳等国应挺身而出，成为独立的声音和战略自主的倡导者。总之，加纳已决定正式寻求金砖国家成员资格，以寻求更广泛的战略和经济选择，而印度已表示支持其愿望，双方均制定了在多个领域深化合作的计划。
He also said the world was moving towards multipolarity and greater diversity, and that countries such as India and Ghana should stand up as voices of independence and advocates of strategic autonomy. In sum, Ghana has decided to formally pursue BRICS membership as it seeks wider strategic and economic options, while India has signalled support for its aspirations and both sides have set out plans to deepen cooperation across a range of sectors.