This Article is From Jul 12, 2021

S Jaishankar, Cyprus Foreign Minister Discuss Cooperation, Travel Amid Pandemic

A foreign ministry statement said S Jaishankar and his Cyprus counterpart agreed to maintain the momentum of high-level exchanges, economic cooperation and people-to-people ties.

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S Jaishankar and his Cyprus counterpart had also held a virtual meeting in February this year (File)

New Delhi:

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday spoke with his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides and discussed bilateral cooperation, including travel in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a tweet, Jaishankar informed that he also discussed recent developments in Cyprus.

"Had a telephonic conversation with FM @Christodulides on recent developments in Cyprus. Also discussed our cooperation in the COVID context, including on travel," he said.

This call comes a few months after the two ministers, during a virtual meeting in February this year, undertook a detailed review of bilateral ties.

A statement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that both leaders had appreciated the upward trajectory in the bilateral ties and had agreed to maintain the momentum of high-level exchanges, economic cooperation and people-to-people ties.

They had also discussed possibilities of cooperation to counter the COVID-19 pandemic.

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