President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Lyon, France, to attend the One Health Summit, a high-level gathering of world leaders, health ministers and global health experts.

The President will co-chair the summit alongside French President Emmanuel Macron.

A statement issued by the Presidency said President Mahama was warmly welcomed on arrival by Ghanaian families resident in Lyon, who came out in their numbers to meet him on Easter Monday.

According to the statement, President Mahama will travel to Paris after the summit on Tuesday for a bilateral meeting with President Macron at the Élysée Palace.