President John Mahama has conferred the state honour of Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana on visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The award was conferred on the prime minister in recognition of his "distinguished statesmanship and influential global leadership."
In his acceptance speech, Modi said the award was a matter of great pride and honour for him.
"I humbly accept the award on behalf of the 140 crore Indians," he said, dedicating it to the aspirations and bright future of the youth of the two countries, their rich cultural traditions and diversity, and the historical ties between Ghana and India.
"This honour is also a responsibility; to keep working towards stronger India-Ghana friendship.
India will always stand with the people of Ghana and continue to contribute as a trusted friend and development partner," he said in an X post.
Thanking the people and government of Ghana for the special gesture, the prime minister noted that the "shared democratic values and traditions of the two countries would continue to nurture the partnership".
He said the award "further deepens the friendship between the two countries and places new responsibility on him to embrace and advance bilateral ties.
"Modi asserted his confidence that his "historic" state visit to Ghana would impart a new momentum to India-Ghana ties, according to India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
"A testament to the deep & long-standing India-Ghana ties, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X.
This is the first visit by an Indian PM to Ghana in 30 years.
