Cameroon-India Growing : Trade Development Cooperation Celebrated

Cooperation ties between Cameroon and India have witnessed a great bolster within the past two years during the tenure of the first-ever resident Indian High Commissioner to Cameroon, Rakesh Maholtra following the opening of the Indian High Commission in Cameroon.
The cooperation ties were celebrated on October 29, 2021 during the State dinner offered on behalf of the Head of State, President Paul Biya by the Minister of External Relations Mbella Mbella   in honour of High Commissioner Rakesh Maholtra who has come to the end of his diplomatic stay in Cameroon. He presented his letters of accreditation to President Paul Biya on September 25, 2018. 
Minister Mbella Mbella during the toast lauded the efforts of High Commissioner Rakesh Maholtra in fostering Cameroon- India cooperation. In terms of trade exchange between the two countries, the Minister said they stand at 904.81 million US Dollars representing an increase of more than 73 per cent. He said during the High Commissioner’s stay at the helm of the Indian diplomatic mission in Cameroon, India contributed much to socio-economic grow the of the country in the domains of public health, agriculture and energy. He singled out the energy sector to point out that India is financing the project of the energy transmission between Abong Mbang- Yaounde and Nkongsamba-Bafoussam. In the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, India supported Cameroon with medical supplies. 
In response, High Commissioner Rakesh Maholtra also lauded cooperation at the political level. He disclosed two Cameroonian parliamentary delegations that visited and part...