Petr Pavel marks first Czech presidential visit to Ghana in more than 60 years

Czech President Petr Pavel begins a two-day official visit to Ghana on Tuesday, making him the first Czech or Czechoslovak head of state to visit the country in over sixty years. On Tuesday afternoon, he is set to meet with President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana, a West African nation of 35 million people.

President Pavel arrives in Ghana after a two-day visit to Mauritania. In Accra, he will be welcomed at the Presidential Palace, where he will hold talks with President Mahama and later attend an official dinner. On Wednesday, President Pavel will participate in the opening of a business forum, the inauguration of the Czech House, and a hospital built by a Czech company. He and his delegation will return to Prague on Thursday morning, with their arrival expected in the evening.