General I. K. Acheampong, Head of State and Chairman of the Supreme Military Council, receiving a colour painting of himself in a ceremonial Army uniform from Mr Yuri Bernov (right), Soviet Ambassador to Ghana, at the Castle, Osu, yesterday.
This was when the Ambassador presented the portrait to the Head of State at a ceremony.
In a speech, Mr Bernov said the presentation of the portrait was a symbol of the profound respect which the people of the Soviet Union have for the SMC. — See story on Page 8.