KINGSTON, Jamaica– India’s President, Ram Nath Kovind, has arrived here for a four-day official visit, becoming the first head of state from the Asian country to visit this Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.
Kovind arrived here on Sunday and was greeted at the Norman Manley International airport by a delegation of State and government officials led by Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen and Prime Minister Andrew Holness.
India’s President, Ram Nath Kovind, is greeted on arrival by Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen as Prime Minister Andrew Holness looks on (JIS Photo)
The visit of President Kovind, accompanied by his wife, Savita Kovind, and other delegates, coincides with Jamaica’s 60th Independence anniversary celebrations and also marks 60 years of diplomatic relations between Jamaica and India.
A government statement said that during the visit, the Indian President would pay a courtesy call on the Governor-General, meet with Prime Minister Holness and engage in other activities, including laying a wreath at the shrine of Jamaica’s first National Hero Marcus Garvey. He will also meet with the Indian community in Jamaica before his departure on May 18.
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