PRESIDENT of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides on Friday said progress on the proposed India-European Union free trade agreement (FTA) could lead to the creation of one of the world’s largest free trade zones covering a market of nearly two billion people, as India and Cyprus elevated their ties to a strategic partnership.
Addressing a joint press meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Cyprus President said, “The progress on the milestone free trade agreement, creating one of the world’s largest free trade zones in a market of two billion people, the Security and Defence Partnership, and the Joint Comprehensive Strategic Agenda sent a clear message — a message of confidence, ambition, and deeper cooperation across trade, security, technology, and global governance.
“Christodoulides said the growing engagement between India and the European Union comes at a time of increasing geopolitical uncertainty and stressed the need for stronger cooperation between the two sides.
“In these times of growing geopolitical uncertainty, I firmly believe that the partnership between the European Union and India must become even stronger,” he said.
The Cyprus President said he was attending the meeting not only as the President of Cyprus but also as the representative of a European Union member state holding the presidency of the Council of the European Union.
ANI
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