A photo exhibition opened in Ghana on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Ghana.

The exhibition was jointly opened by Zhao Shiren, charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Ghana, and Alhaji Mohammad Mumuni, Ghanaian minister of foreign affairs and regional integration.

At the opening ceremony, Zhao recalled the deep-rooted friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two nations over the last 50 years, saying that China and Ghana have taken a common road of development.

"This is a journey of shared commitments that has led us to where we are, a journey of cooperation and mutual trust that has enhanced our bilateral ties and a journey of brotherly friendship that has been imprinted in our hearts for now and for the years to come," Zhao said.

Ghana and China established diplomatic ties on July 5, 1960 through the joint efforts of the then Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong and Ghana's first president since its independence Kwame Nkrumah.

"We have been maintaining a good momentum of high-level exchanges and contacts," Zhao said, adding that the two developing countries shared views on major international issues and have made coordinated efforts for South-South cooperation.

Economic cooperation between the two countries has been on a fast track with bilateral annual trade volume reaching 1.82 billion U.S. dollars in 2008 and the number of projects undertaken by Chinese enterprises topping the list in Ghana.

Ghanaian Foreign Minister Mumuni noted that the relations between the two nations have grown over the last 50 years, recalling with pride the important role Ghana played in restoring China's lawful seat in the United Nations in the 1970s.

"Ghana remains committed to further deepening and strengthening the existing bilateral ties as well as the expansion of the economic and technical cooperation between our two countries," Mumuni said.

The photo show was co-organized by the Chinese Embassy, the Accra Bureau of China's Xinhua News Agency, Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration and the Ministry of Information.

With over 120 photos, the three-day exhibition showed the history and development of relationship between China and Ghana as well as extensive cooperation and desirable results in the fields of economy and trade, culture and sports, science and technology, among others.

The photos in the exhibition were provided by Xinhua's Accra Bureau, the Ghana National Photo Library, the Chinese Embassy and the Ghana-based Chinese companies.