New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos arrived in India on Wednesday on his first official visit. The visit aims to review progress in implementing the India-Cyprus Action Plan 2025-29.
In a post on X, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated, “A warm welcome to FM @ckombos of the Republic of Cyprus on his first official visit to India. An opportunity to review progress in implementation of the India-Cyprus Action Plan 2025-29 and discuss the Comprehensive Partnership.”
During his visit, the Cyprus Minister is scheduled to meet External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and deliver a lecture at Sapru House on Thursday, according to the MEA. Kombos will depart from India on Friday.
His visit follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Cyprus in June, which concluded with the adoption of a Joint Declaration outlining a roadmap for deeper strategic cooperation between the two nations, according to a press release from the Prime Minister’s Office.
The MEA and the Government of Cyprus also issued coordinated statements highlighting the breadth of the renewed partnership and emphasizing the shared commitment to strengthening EU-India relations.
With Cyprus set to assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in early 2026, both sides pledged to work toward the timely conclusion of the EU-India Free Trade Agreement by the end of 2025, describing it as a move of “significant economic and strategic potential.”
Prime Minister Modi’s visit — the first by an Indian Prime Minister to Cyprus in over two decades — was hailed as a “historic milestone” reaffirming the deep and enduring friendship between the two nations. It was seen as a celebration of a shared past and a “forward-looking partnership” rooted in strategic vision and mutual trust.
The declaration noted that both leaders held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral, regional, and global issues, recognizing the growing cooperation in economic, technological, and people-to-people domains.
Cyprus and India reaffirmed their commitment to collaborate “as trusted and indispensable partners contributing to regional and global peace, prosperity, and stability.” The joint declaration emphasized shared values of democracy, multilateralism, rule of law, and sustainable development, supporting a rules-based international order grounded in the UN Charter and international law. (ANI)
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