10 November 2013

The President of Ghana visits India



The President of Ghana visits India

The President of the Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, will visit India from 10-13 November, at the invitation of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. He will be accompanied by the Ghanian ministers of foreign affairs, finance and economic planning, trade and industry, information and media relations and the Greater Accra Region, and senior government officials.

During his four-day-visit, President Mahama will meet his Indian counterpart President Mukherjee and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for discussions on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest with. He is also expected to meet and hold talks with Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, and the Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma.

Following the high-level meetings, he is expected to address a business meeting jointly organized by FICCI, CII and ASSOCHAM.

India and Ghana share a friendly relationship that is marked by growing economic engagement between the two. Ghana’s rich natural resources and its ongoing programme of infrastructure and industrial development, provide significant potential for enhancement of trade and investment ties between the two countries.