Cypriot President on First Ever India Visit
President Christodoulides arrived this afternoon in Mumbai wearing a grey Nehru jacket and a high profile delegation comprising several ministers.
By IAR Desk
Mumbai, 20 May 2026: President Nikos Christodoulides of Cyprus is on a four-day state visit to India, beginning today.
He begins the visit from Mumbai, where he arrived this afternoon wearing a grey Nehru jacket and a high profile delegation comprising several ministers.
Welcoming him at the airport was Maharashtra state governor Jishnu Dev Varna, chief minister Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis, and protocol minister Jaykumar Rawal, with Maharashtra the state in which Mumbai is located.
India and Cyprus have been intensifying their engagements over the recent past.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his maiden visit to Cyprus in June last year. This marked a strategic move to deepen India’s ties with the island nation amid shifting geopolitics in the Mediterranean.
The visit aimed to strengthen cooperation in trade, security, and technology as Cyprus becomes more vital for India’s European outreach.
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