President to embark on diplomatic visit to Africa
President Pranab Mukherjee is embarking on a six-day tour of three African nations, Ghana, Cote D’Ivore and Namibia, on Sunday as part of the continuing efforts by India to shore up relations with countries of the continent.
By : migrator
Update: 2016-06-11 15:16 GMT
New Delhi
The Presidential outreach to Africa, where China has already a strong foot print, comes close on the heels of Vice-President Hamid Ansari’s visit to Morocco and Tunisia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also scheduled to travel to Africa soon. India last year held the third India-Africa Summit, which was incidentally initiated by the President when in 2008, he held charge of External Affairs Minister.
This is the President’s first visit to Ghana and Cote D’Ivore and second to Namibia, but as President he is visiting Namibia also for the first time. “The visit, apart from consolidating bilateral interaction, will carry forward the momentum generated in India-Africa ties post - IAFSIII,” the Ministry of External Affairs said here on Saturday.
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