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Prime Minister Narendra Modi devoted the award to the friendship between India and Cyprus.
Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak throughout a welcome ceremony on the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus June 16, 2025. (REUTERS)
He devoted the award to the friendship between India and Cyprus.
“Humbled to receive the ‘Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III’ of Cyprus. I dedicate it to the friendship between our nations,” PM Modi wrote on X.
Earlier, Narendra Modi was accorded an official welcome by Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides on the Presidential Palace in Nicosia.
Following the ceremony, the 2 leaders launched their respective delegations and proceeded to bilateral discussions. This marks the first-ever go to by an Indian Prime Minister to Cyprus.
PM Modi arrived within the island nation on Sunday afternoon (native time) as a part of his three-nation tour to Cyprus, Canada and Croatia.
He was obtained at Larnaca International Airport by President Christodoulides and later greeted warmly by members of the Indian diaspora in Limassol.
Upon arrival, PM Modi and President Christodoulides additionally interacted with main CEOs from each nations. Discussions targeted on strengthening business ties, notably in sectors akin to innovation, power, and know-how.
Modi, Cyprus President meet CEOs to spice up enterprise ties
“Boosting business linkages! President Nikos Christodoulides and I interacted with leading CEOs to add vigour to commercial linkages between India and Cyprus… I also talked about India’s reform trajectory in the last decade,” PM Modi wrote in a publish on X.
The Cyprus Presidency echoed the sentiment, saying the 2 international locations have been coming into a brand new period of strategic partnership. “Together, Cyprus and India send a strong message of cooperation and prosperity,” it stated in a publish on X.
Ahead of his departure, PM Modi emphasised the importance of the go to.
“Cyprus is a close friend and an important partner in the Mediterranean region and the EU. The visit provides an opportunity to build upon historical bonds and expand our ties in trade, investment, security, technology, and promote people-to-people exchanges,” he stated in an announcement.
With ANI inputs
