The United Kingdom's High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, has stated that she will ensure that relations and partnerships between Ghana and the United Kingdom work for the mutual benefit of both parties.

This explains the reason why she is embarking on a three day tour of the Upper West Region to inspect some projects being run by the British government and to also listen to various groups of people on their concerns regarding the development of the region.

Harriet Thompson made the remark when she called on the Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih as part of her tour of the Region.

The visit by Harriet Thompson is her first since she took over as the High Commissioner to the country.

Harriet Thompson noted that the visit is important as it will give her the opportunity to move round the country, interact with the people, know their challenges and find antidotes to them.

''We have long running programmes underway here which I am hoping to visit. I am looking forward to visiting the cultural center, meeting with politicians, traditional and religious leaders and learning a lot so I can take them back to the team and see how we will solve them,'' she added.

Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih on his part commended the British government for the support given to the country in the area of security, health and education.

Dr. Bin Salih added that he sees the visit by the High Commissioner to the region as a good omen and appealed to the British government to help in the area of security, health, education and agriculture.

He said the Upper West Region is one of the derived regions in the country and will need the support of the United Kingdom to develop.

He used the opportunity to draw the High Commissioner's attention to the security in the region where over 600 military personnel have now been deployed following an increase in activities of terrorists and jihadists movement in the sub region particularly neighboring Burkina Faso. 

Another area the Minister described as critical is agriculture. He noted that although agriculture is the main source of income for the people, it is not yielding the needed dividends due to the vegetation of the area coupled with the harsh climatic conditions.

More critical for the region, according to the regional minister, is education.

''We know that if we are able to develop our human resource base, they will be able to catch up with the rest of the world. We want your support in that regard.

"The health sector also needs your support, we have doctors nurses; occasionally they need to upgrade their skills, refresher courses and in-service training is what they require,'' he added .