Accra, April 16, GNA - Malian President Amadou Toumane Toure will pay a three-day state visit to Ghana from Thursday, April 17 to Saturday, April 19, 2008.

A statement signed by the Press Secretary to the President and Presidential Spokesman, Mr Andrew Awuni said, while in Ghana, President Toure will hold bilateral talks with his host, President John Agyekum Kufuor at the Castle, Osu, and visit the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum as well as the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre. The statement said there will be a durbar of chiefs and people of the Ashanti Region in honour of the Malian President at the Manhyia Palace.