<span style="color: #222222;">President Ram Nath Kovind will today meet members of the Indian Community at a reception hosted in his honour in Conakry on the last day of his visit to Guinea. Later he will leave for India his three Nation's tour.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' Secretary, Indian economic relation TS Tirumurty has said that president Guinea visit was historic, India is keen to upgrade and enhance its political relations with Guinea. He was happy to note that India is among the top trading partners of Guinea.<br />'' <br />'' During the visit, Mr. Kovind has been awarded the National Order of Merit for his exceptional contribution to the advancement of overall relations and development of mutual cooperation between India and Guinea and for promoting friendship and partnership between the people of both the countries. This is the highest award of Republic of Guinea.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' AIR Correspondent reports that the visit was undertaken to strengthen friendship and bilateral cooperation between the two countries. During the visit, both Heads of State held an in-depth exchange of views in a warm and friendly atmosphere on bilateral relations, international and regional issues of mutual interest. India Extended a New Line of credit of USD 170 million for Conakry Water supply project.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />''<br />''Three MOuS were signed on traditional system of medicine and homoeopathy, renewable energy and technology up-gradation of the Pan African e-network project. They also discussed the possibility of building capacity in the field of defence, particularly in areas such as the fight against terrorism and extremism.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | August 3, 2019 2:39 PM
President Kovind to meet members of Indian Community in Conakry today