00:00Prime Minister Modi and Cyprus President holding a bilateral meeting.
00:03Six MOUs signed during the state visit of President of the Republic of Cyprus.
00:09MOU on establishing a joint working group on counter-terror,
00:12an MOU between the Ministry of Education of India and the Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth.
00:18So there is a lot of collaboration that are happening between the two countries.
00:22Both nations looking to mark 65 years of diplomatic relations in 2027.
00:27Officials have described this state visit as a crucial step in building
00:31on the growing momentum of the bilateral partnership,
00:34strengthening cooperation within the broader India-European Union framework.
00:41India Today Global Editor Pranay Upadhyay joins me for the latest on that.
00:45Pranay, tell me how important is this meeting?
00:47I think this is the first since he has returned from the nation tour
00:49that he is meeting in international dignity.
00:51How is Cyprus-India relationship crucial today?
00:54You should see this visit in conjunction with this five-nation tour
00:58because Cyprus, the President of Cyprus,
01:01and Cyprus is currently the Chair of European Union
01:04and Prime Minister recently went to Europe.
01:07So this should be seen in conjunction and in continuation with that.
01:10And besides that, both the countries have decided
01:13to elevate the relationship to the strategic partnership.
01:16Six agreements have been signed,
01:17which includes a specialised centre and development
01:20of a counter-terrorism centre and counter-terrorism cooperation
01:23between India and Cyprus.
01:25And also, there is an important, unique position for Cyprus
01:29because it is also related with the India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor
01:33which we discussed some days ago when Prime Minister was there in Italy.
01:37Because if you go from Haifa,
01:39the next stop in the entrance of the Europe,
01:42in the part of this IMAC corridor,
01:44is Cyprus only?
01:45Very interesting.
01:46So there is, in some way,
01:48the tour hasn't really stopped and continues.
01:50Pranayupadi have that interesting perspective.
01:52So the meeting with the Cyprus leader,
01:54with Prime Minister Modi,
01:56a lot of joint investments, collaborations,
01:58focusing on sport, youth and more happened.
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