President Ram Nath Kovind meets Jamaican PM Andrew Holness; discusses bilateral cooperation

The two countries also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate close academic and training exchange for foreign service officers of Jamaica in India.

President Ram Nath Kovind has met Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, service, health, railway and transport services and sports with the Caribbean island nation.

President Kovind, accompanied by his wife Savita Kovind, arrived here on May 16 on a State visit, the first by any Indian President to Jamaica.

"President Ram Nath Kovind met Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica. They discussed enhancing cooperation between the two countries in trade and investment, service, health, railway and transport services and sports," the President's office tweeted.

The two countries also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate close academic and training exchange for foreign service officers of Jamaica in India.

“India-Jamaica signed one MoU on cooperation between Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSIFS) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica. MoU will facilitate close academic and training exchange for foreign service officers of Jamaica in the SSIFS,” according to a tweet by the President's office.

Later in the day, Jamaican Leader of Opposition Mark Golding called on President Kovind, it said. The President inaugurated Dr. Ambedkar Avenue in downtown Kingston in the honour of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the President's office said on Twitter.

Mr. Kovind also inaugurated the India-Jamaica Friendship Garden in Kingston and planted a sandalwood sapling at Hope Botanical Gardens, it added.