India and Cyprus today exchanged several agreements in different areas, including establishing a joint working group on counter-terrorism, innovation and technology, higher education and research and cultural cooperation in New Delhi today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a discussion with the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, on strengthening bilateral cooperation across a wide spectrum of areas.

They also exchanged views on issues of regional and global importance, including cooperation in multilateral fora. In his joint statement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the friendship between India and Cyprus is not only strong but also future-oriented. He said, over the past decade, investment from Cyprus to India has nearly doubled. He said, with the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement, numerous new possibilities have emerged and the trust between the two countries has increased.

Mr Modi added that India and Cyprus aim to double investment flows again in the next five years. President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides said the bilateral relations between the two nations and the European Union-India relations have made leaps of progress over the last year. Earlier in the morning, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar called on the President of Cyprus.

In a social media post, Dr. Jaishankar said, he appreciated the positive sentiments and guidance for strengthening the bilateral ties between the two nations and India – EU cooperation. President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides is on a four days visit to India. The President of Cyprus will meet President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan this evening.