PM Modi lands in Ghana for first leg of five-nation tour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Ghana on a twoday visit during which he will hold talks with the West African countrys top leadership and review the strong bilateral partnershipIn a special gesture Ghana President John Dramani Mahama received Prime Minister Modi at the airport where he was accorded a ceremonial welcome This is the prime ministers firstever bilateral visit to GhanaThis is also the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Ghana in over three decadesLanded in Accra Ghana Im honoured by the special gesture of President John Dramani Mahama for welcoming me at the airport Our nations look forward to working together to strengthen our longstanding relationship and explore fresh avenues for collaboration PM Modi said in a post on XPM Modi who is visiting Ghana at the invitation of President Mahama was greeted with a grand ceremonial welcome that included a Guard of Honour and a resounding 21gun salutePM narendramodi arrived in Accra Ghana a short while ago marking the start of a historic visit This is the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Ghana in over three decades In a gracious and warm gesture President JDMahama personally received PM Modi at the airport underscoring the strong ties between the two nations the prime ministers office posted on XThis gesture is reflective of the strong and historic bonds of friendship between the two nations the Ministry of External Affairs MEA said in a statementPrime Ministers visit to Ghana is the first such visit in the last three decades This historic visit would further deepen the partnership between India and Ghana and underscores Indias commitment to strengthening its engagement with Africa and Global South Partners it saidCelebrating IndiaGhana friendship PM narendramodi arrives in Accra Ghana PM was accorded a ceremonial and colourful welcome Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on XUpon his arrival at the hotel PM Modi was warmly welcomed by the members of the Indian community amid chants of Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Hare Krishna A musical and dance performance was organised to welcome himGhana is a valued partner in the Global South and plays an important role in the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States Modi earlier said in his departure statementThe Prime Minister added that he looked forward to talks aimed at further deepening the two countries historical ties and opening up new windows of cooperation including in the areas of investment energy health security capacity building and development partnershipAs fellow democracies it will be an honour to speak at the Parliament of Ghana he addedDuring the visit Modi will hold talks with the president of Ghana to review the strong bilateral partnership and discuss further avenues to enhance it through economic energy and defence collaboration the MEA saidThis visit will reaffirm the shared commitment of the two countries to deepen bilateral ties and strengthen Indias engagement with the ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States and the African Union it addedFrom Ghana Modi will travel to Trinidad and Tobago on a twoday visit from July 3 to 4 In the third leg of his visit Modi will visit Argentina from July 4 to 5In the fourth leg of his visit Modi will travel to Brazil to attend the 17th BRICS summit followed by a state visit In the final leg of his visit Modi will travel to NamibiaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever