By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday was conferred the ‘Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana’, the country’s national honor in recognition of his “distinguished statesmanship and influential global leadership”.
Modi received the award from the Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, according to media reports.
“Honoured to be conferred with ‘The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana’,” the Prime Minister said in an X post.
Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X “A testament to the deep and long standing India-Ghana ties. President @JDMahama conferred upon PM @narendramodi ‘The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana’, the national award of Ghana dedicated the award to the 1.4 billion people of India and the historic and deep rooted India-Ghana relations. He thanked the government and people of Ghana for this exceptional honour,”.
“Fitting that PM @narendramodi has been conferred with Ghana’s national honour the ‘Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana’. It is a recognition of his steadfast efforts in strengthening the voice of the Global South. Also a testament to our cooperation and friendship with Ghana,” EAM Jaishankar wrote in a post on X.
MEA said in an official statement that accepting the award on behalf of 1.4 billion Indians, PM Modi dedicated the honour to the aspirations of the youth of India, its cultural traditions and diversity, and to the historical ties between Ghana and India.
He thanked the people and government of Ghana for this special gesture.
The MEA statement noted that the shared democratic values and traditions of the two countries would continue to nurture the partnership, Prime Minister Modi said that the award further deepens the friendship between the two countries and places new responsibility on him to embrace and advance bilateral ties.
Mr. Modi affirmed that he was confident that his historic state visit to Ghana would impart a new momentum to India-Ghana ties.
He held wide-range of talks with President Mahama, after which India and Ghana elevated their ties to the level of a comprehensive partnership.
PM Modi is in Ghana on the first leg of his 5 nation tour.
He is the first Prime Ministerial from India to visit Ghana in three decades.
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