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India to celebrate ITEC Day
Accra, Nov. 21, Ghanadot/GNA - The Indian High Commission in
Accra on Wednesday announced that it would celebrate the
Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Day on
November 28.
A statement from the High Commission said the Minister of
Defence, Mr Albert Kan-Dapaah would be the guest speaker.
Indian Ministry of External Affairs launched the ITEC
programme in 1964.
It said under ITEC and its related programme, the Special
Commonwealth Assistance for Africa Programme, India had
extended technical assistance in various sectors to a large
number of people from 156 countries in Africa, Asia, East
Europe and Latin America.
The Ministry of External Affairs meets the entire
expenditure for these courses.
The statement said over 800 participants from Ghana had
benefited from ITEC/SCAAP courses since its inception adding
that this year participants from Ghana were expected to
utilize all the 70 slots earmarked for Ghana.
GNA
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