Speaking at the exhibition, President John Mahama commended the organisers and hosts for promoting cultural understanding between the two nations.
Ghana’s kkente has taken center stage in Moscow drawing more than 11,000 visitors to a special exhibition organised by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (HEPA).
The exhibition, coordinated by the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry and featuring exhibitors from Ghana, is being held at the Academy of Arts and Sciences in collaboration with the Russian parliamentary group for friendship with Ghana.
Speaking at the exhibition, President John Mahama commended the organisers and hosts for promoting cultural understanding between the two nations.
Let me thank the Director Anna and all our friends from the Academy of Arts and Sciences, and our friends from the Russian parliamentary group for friendship with Ghana,” he said.
The President noted that while government-to-government relations remain important, lasting partnerships are built on direct cultural exchange between citizens.
“While we have contacts from government to government, and we have relations between our two governments, the more enduring partnerships are the relations between people and people. People-to-people relationships, and the only way we can consolidate people-to-people relationships, is to understand each other’s cultures,” President Mahama stated.
He commended GEPA and its partners for bringing the iconic Ghanaian textile to the Russian capital.
The Kente exhibition forms part of broader efforts under the Russia-Ghana Parliamentary Forum to deepen trade, cultural and parliamentary cooperation, with Ghanaian exhibitors showcasing authentic Kente designs and Adinkra symbolism to a growing Russian audience.
