President Ram Nath Kovind has said India is on a high growth trajectory and it is opening new opportunities for collaboration.<br/><br/>Addressing the Indian community shortly after arriving in Djibouti city on the first leg of his four-day visit to Djibouti and Ethiopia, the President said it was a matter of great honour for him to be the first Indian President to visit Djibouti. He said rise of India is opening collaboration opportunities and Indian Diaspora has important role in building bridges between India and the world. <br/>President Kovind also stressed on the strategic location of Djibouti and focused on the country's role in evacuating Indians during the Yemen crisis. He also emphasised on the possibilities of building a partnership between both the countries. He said much effort is required to resurrect our common heritage and prospects of the blue economy and the connect of the Indian Ocean provide immense possibilities to build a sustainable future.<br/>Earlier, the President was received by Djiboutian Prime Minister Kamil Mohamed at the airport. The two leaders had a short round of talks on bilateral relations and themes of common interest to both countries. The President also paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi by garlanding the bust of the Father of the Nation on Djibouti's Nelson Mandela Avenue. <br/> '<br/>Press Secretary to the President Ashok Malik has said that Djibouti is an important Indian Ocean partner country with whom India's bilateral trade stands at 284 million US Dollars in 2016-17. India has extended a line of credit of 49 million US Dollars to Djibouti, mainly for constructing a cement plant. It is a strategically located country just off the Gulf of Aden.