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India, Cyprus sign four agreements, call for enhanced cooperation
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SME Times News Bureau | 29 Apr, 2017
India and Cyprus on Friday signed four agreements, including on air
services and merchant shipping and expressed their willingness to
cooperate in areas like climate change, tackling international terrorism
and seeking reform of the United Nations.
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Friday said India "deeply" appreciates the
Mediterranean island country's support for its permanent membership in
the UN Security Council.
"India and Cyprus share the common objective of bringing about an early reform of the United Nations Security Council.
"Both
of us believe that a reformed Security Council, reflective of the world
as it is, and not as it was, is necessary to address the range of
complex challenges facing the world today," he said while jointly
addressing the media with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades following
delegation-level talks here.
Stating that Friday's discussions
covered the full range of the bilateral relationship, Modi said that
they exchanged perspectives on important global and regional issues of
mutual concern.
Noting India itself has been battling
cross-border terrorism for decades, he said: "We agreed that there is an
urgent need for all countries to decisively act against those states
who generate, support, shelter and sustain these factories of violence
in our regions.
"The President and I discussed the need for
creating a comprehensive global legal framework, particularly through
early conclusion of the (India-initiated) Comprehensive Convention on
International Terrorism."
Modi also expressed support for the
territorial integrity of Cyprus and appreciated Anastasiades's efforts
in leading from the front in trying to bring a new era of peace,
development and security.
Lauding the Indian stand on the
integrity of his country, whose northern part is occupied by Turkish
troops,, Anastasiades said that both sides have agreed to cooperate in
areas like climate change, environment and international terrorism.
He
also said that Cyprus and India enjoyed close economic ties with the
Mediterranean island nation being the eighth largest investor in India.
He
also said that he and Modi also discussed relations between India and
the European Union (EU) and expressed support for an India-EU free trade
agreement.
He invited Indian companies to invest in Cyprus.
On
the business opportunities for Cypriot entrepreneurs, Modi said: "Last
year, to boost our capital and investment linkages, we have revised the
Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement.
"The industry and business
in our two economies can shape attractive partnerships through the
flagship programmes launched by my government."
The two sides also discussed the excellent tourism opportunities in both countries.
The two leaders witness exchange of four agreements after delegation talks and working lunch.
The
two sides signed an executive programme on culture, education and
scientific cooperation for the period 2017-2020, a work plan under a
programme of cooperation in agriculture for the period 2017-2018 and on
cooperation in the area of merchant shipping.
A fourth agreement was signed to boost air services between the two countries.
Earlier in the day, the Cypriot President was accorded a ceremonial guard of honour in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Anastasiades
also paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat and described him as a
"spiritual leader of Cyprus and inspiration for its freedom struggle".
Following this, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called on him.
Anastasiades
conferred Cyprus's highest civilian honour, the Grand Collar of the
Order of Makarios III, on President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday evening
when the latter hosted a banquet in his honour.
Anastasiades,
who arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday and will depart from here on Saturday,
was on his first visit to India since becoming the President in 2013.
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