Following the recent contacts of the Minister of Interior Mr. Nikos Nooris in India with Shri Nityanand Rai, Minister of State for Home Affairs in charge of migration issues, a declaration was signed today at the Ministry of External Affairs between the Minister of Home Affairs of Cyprus and the Minister of External Affairs of India Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, formalizing the initiation of the process for signing an agreement between the two friendly countries on migration. The signing of the declaration took place in the context of the official visit of the Indian Foreign Minister to Cyprus.
The texts of the agreement have already been exchanged and are being processed by the relevant Ministries with the aim of signing the agreement within February 2023.
The agreement is expected to regulate not only irregular migration and the issues of return of those applicants whose applications are rejected, but also legal migration as well as the possibilities of employment and residence of nationals of both countries.
The agreement is expected to regulate not only irregular migration and the issues of return of those applicants whose applications are rejected, but also legal migration as well as the possibilities of employment and residence of nationals of both countries.
The Ministry of Home Affairs appreciates the willingness and responsiveness of the Government of India to regulate the serious issue of migration on the basis of a comprehensive agreement.
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