By Iddi Yire, GNA
Accra, June 05, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Minsk to begin a state visit to the Republic of Belarus.
A statement issued by Ghana’s Presidency said from the airport, where he was received by Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Karankevich and a delegation of senior Belarusian officials, President Mahama visited the Victory Monument to lay a wreath in honour of Belarusian and Soviet Army soldiers who died liberating the country in World War II.
It said the wreath laying ceremony was witnessed by the Governor of Minsk, Vladimir Kukharev Governor, officials of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, and Ghana’s Ambassador to Russia, Dr Koma Steem Jehu-Appiah.
The statement said President Mahama had also visited an agricultural exhibition, Belagro 2026 in the company of the Deputy Prime Minister.
It noted that on exhibition were latest agricultural equipment, heavy farming and mining machinery, and other sectors.
It said the President toured the Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ) product lineup, Minskyekspo ZAO displays, Bobruiskagromash fertilizer equipment, and a massive BelAZ-75710 haul truck.
President Mahama in his address said his visit, at the invitation of the Belarusian President, was timely because it feeds into his government’s vision to revolutionise the agriculture sector by tapping the experience of Belarus.
The President praised the quality of the machinery but emphasised that flawless technical support, spare parts availability, and after-sales service were strict prerequisites for final transactions.
GNA
Kenneth Odeng Adade