Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung@ 40 in Ghana Fraternity Message from the National Democratic Congress(NDC) to the Friedrich- Ebert- Stiftung(FES) on the Occasion of FES' 40th Anniversary in Ghana The National Democratic Congress salutes the FES on its 40th anniversary of operation in Ghana. Since the formation of our party in 1992, we have observed closely the activities on the FES in strengthening the practice of democracy in Ghana. We recall the various levels of assistance FES gave to the first Parliament of Ghana in its formative and difficult years. We have, over the years, participated in various capacity building programmes supported by the FES and have always admired their stance of working with many parties and not with any particular one that shares ideological affinity with them. We know that through a programme like the General Secretaries meetings, the parties in Parliament have developed closer ties among themselves and have taken advantage of the platform offered to quietly sort out issues that could have turned sour if discussed in public. We believe these have been forty(40) years of fruitful co-operation between FES and Ghana. We would like FES to continue their progressive assignments which includes interface with parliament, women groups and also with the Trade Unions. We hope that by the time FES is celebrating its Golden Jubilee in Ghana, they would have more success stories to tell to Ghanaians and their principals in German. We in NDC as a Social Democratic Party on this occasion of your 40th anniversary in Ghana express our special greetings to you and the SPD party in Germany. God bless your endeavours. 66