Greek Cypriot leader, Indian premier discuss bilateral ties

ANKARA

The head of the Greek Cypriot Administration and India’s prime minister on Monday held wide-ranging discussions on “bilateral, regional, and global issues,” underscoring the “growing breadth and depth” of cooperation between the two sides, an official statement said.

According to the Indian Foreign Ministry, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides was the first by an Indian premier to Greek Cyprus in over two decades.

The two sides welcomed recent progress in “economic, technological, and people-to-people ties, reflective of the dynamic and evolving nature of the relationship," said the statement by New Delhi.

It added that the two sides discussed the "need for reform of the United Nations Security Council, including ways to make it more effective, efficient, and representative of contemporary geopolitical challenges.”

The Greek Cypriot side also pledged to support reaching an EU-India free trade agreement by the end of this year.