As the first Indian prime minister to visit the island in more than 20 years, Narendra Modi is anticipated to sign multi-level cooperation agreements between India and the Republic of Cyprus.
Following Narendra Modi’s formal reception at the Presidential Palace on Monday, President Nicos Christodoulides will hold formal meetings with the Indian Prime Minister. Modi and Christodoulides will, however, join a gathering of Indian and Cyprus businesspeople in Limassol following his arrival at the Larnaca airport on Sunday, followed by a casual working dinner. Eight years after then-President Nicos Anastasiades’ journey to India, Modi’s visit comes after Christodoulides invited him to do so.
Prior to travelling to Canada for the G7 conference, Modi is visiting Cyprus. Given Turkey’s actions in the area and Ankara’s backing for Islamabad, this is the Indian prime minister’s first international trip since the Pakistan crisis and is seen to be very significant.
Since India views Cyprus as a “bridge” to the EU and may even be “rewarding” it for its supportive stance on the Kashmir issue, New Delhi and Nicosia are working to deepen and possibly improve their already close ties as Cyprus prepares to assume the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union (first half of 2026).
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