PM Modi arrives in Cyprus, first Indian PM to visit in over 20 years

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Cyprus on Sunday, beginning a two-day visit aimed at boosting bilateral relations with the Mediterranean nation. This is the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Cyprus in more than two decades.

Modi’s trip to Cyprus is the first stop on his three-nation tour, which will also include visits to Canada and Croatia.

The prime minister is scheduled to hold talks with President Nikos Christodoulides. He will also engage with the business community at an event in Limassol as part of efforts to deepen economic ties between the two countries.

VIDEO | PM Modi (@narendramodi) arrives at Larnaca International Airport in Cyprus. During his visit, the Prime Minister will hold talks with Cyprus President Christodoulides and address business leaders in Limassol.

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”Cyprus is a close friend and an important partner in the Mediterranean region and the EU. The visit provides an opportunity to build upon the historical bonds and expand our ties in the areas of trade, investment, security, technology and promote people-to-people exchanges,” Modi said in New Delhi in a departure statement.

While in Cyprus’ capital Nicosia, the prime minister will hold talks with President Christodoulides and address business leaders at Limassol, it said.

From Cyprus, he will head to Kananaskis in Canada to participate in the G7 Summit at the invitation of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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Following the G7 Summit, Modi will visit Croatia and hold meetings with President Zoran Milanovic and Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic.

Modi said his three-nation tour is also an opportunity to thank partner countries for their steadfast support to India in its fight against cross-border terrorism and to galvanise global understanding on tackling terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.