President Mukherjee visits Ghana, signs 3 agreements

Q.  The first visit of President Mukherjee to Ghana was marked by the signing of how many agreements?
- Published on 14 Jun 16

a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 6

ANSWER: 3
 
Though symbolic in nature, the pacts came during the first ever visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to the country.
  • Ghana is the first country visited by the President during the six-day African tour which commenced on June 12, 2016.
  • The other two include yet another maiden trip by a President to Ivory Coast and to Namibia after a gap of two decades.
  • The three agreements signed with Ghana, after delegation level talks between Mr. Mukherjee and his Ghanaian counterpart John Dramani Mahama, included one for visa waivers for holders of diplomatic and official passports and one for setting up a Joint Commission.
  • India is the largest foreign investor in Ghana today, with more than 700 projects. More than 222 of these projects are in the manufacturing sector.

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