Jaishankar, Cypriot counterpart hold talks; discuss bilateral ties amid COVID-19 pandemic

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held talks with his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides, wherein two nations discussed bilateral ties, reviewed major regional and global developments, and tackling COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on ecomy. ''A warm virtual meeting with FM @Christodulides of Cyprus. Reaffirmed our deep and historical friendship. Reviewed our bilateral cooperation and discussed major regional and global developments,'' Jaishankar tweeted. Furrmore, he ded, that two countries shared perspectives on vancement of regional cooperation under “historical and friendly relations” between two nations. 

two ministers held a dialogue, showcasing commonality of views on major international issues,  Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said later in a statement. It ded that India and Cyprus have witnessed an urd trajectory in ir relations in recent years, and two ministers agreed to maintain momentum of high-level exchanges, ecomic cooperation, and people-to-people ties, MEA said. India’s Jaishankar and Cypriot minister Christodoulides held a dialogue on regional and multilateral issues, including India’s membership in UN Security Council, MEA statement said, according to PTI. Cyprus, meanwhile, also expressed willingness to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative of International Solar Alliance to promote sustainable energy. 

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Cyprus leer visited India

In 2017, President of Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasies came to India in his first-ever visit and held a dialogue and substantive meetings with Prime Minister Modi on sidelines of United Nations General Assembly in New York. Cypriot leer was given a ceremonial guard of hour at Rashtrapati Bhavan followed by wreath laying by him at Mahatma Gandhi's Samhi, Raj Ghat. India and Cyprus enjoy friendly relations and have a shared perspective on global issues. According to MEA, Cyprus is a major investor in India with Foreign Direct Investment of above US$ 9 billion, and both countries enjoy robust ecomic ties.

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