India and Ghana discuss development cooperation, people-to-people links

New Delhi, July 18: India and Ghana discuss development cooperation and interpersonal relations among other issues and sign two agreements following a delegation-level meeting led by Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and the Ghanaian Minister of Foreign and Regional Affairs. Integrating Shirley Botchwey here Wednesday. "Two parties discussed improving cooperation in development cooperation, capacity building, trade and investment and interpersonal relations," tweeted the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , Raveesh Kumar. Ghana is one of the important partners of India in West Africa. While bilateral trade stands at $ 3.5 billion, India is the second largest investor in Ghana. Other important aspects of the relationship include development partnership, defense cooperation, capacity building, cultural cooperation and people-to-people contacts.

In Ghana, about 10,000 Indian communities are represented. The two memoranda of understanding signed following Wednesday's meeting focused on the program of cultural exchange and cooperation between the Indian Standards Bureau and the Ghana Standards Authority. (IANS)