India's Foreign Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will pay a working visit to Cyprus tomorrow, Thursday, 29 December 2022.
During the visit, he will have a private meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Ioannis Kasoulides, followed by extended consultations in the form of a working lunch with the participation of official delegations of the two Ministries of Foreign Affairs. The two Ministers will make statements to media representatives at 15:00.
The discussions of the two Ministers will focus, inter alia, on bilateral relations between Cyprus and India and the prospect of their further deepening in a wide range of areas, economic cooperation between the two countries, EU-India relations, the prospect of India's participation in a regional mechanism with countries of the region, Turkey's provocative actions against Cyprus, as well as current regional and international issues of mutual interest.
At the end of the working lunch, the two Ministers will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on defence and military cooperation issues as well as Cyprus' accession to the Global Solar Energy Alliance. The Minister of Home Affairs Mr. Nikos Nouris will sign a Declaration of Intent with the Minister of External Affairs of India to start negotiations with a view to reaching an agreement on migration and mobility.
On Friday, 30 December 2022, the two Ministers will address the Cyprus-India Business Forum to be held in Limassol in the presence of representatives of the business associations of Cyprus and India.
During his presence in Cyprus, the Indian Foreign Minister will be received by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President of the Republic, Mrs. Anita Demetriou.
(BG/EXP)
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