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There was no talk on
the India-US trade
deal or mediation
with Pakistan
According to the Foreign Secretary, Cyprus’
PM Modi told President Trump highest
that during this entire incident, honour to PM
at no time, at any level, there was Narendra
any talk on issues like India-US Modi
trade deal or mediation by the US
between India and Pakistan. The Indian PM reached Cyprus for the first
issue of stopping military action time in two decades
was resolved directly between Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on a visit to Cyprus from
India and Pakistan, through the 15-16 June before participating in the G-7 summit. This is the
existing channel of communication first visit of an Indian Prime Minister to Cyprus in more than two
between both armies. It was decades. Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides himself reached
done at the request of Pakistan. the airport to receive PM Modi. Earlier, PM Indira Gandhi had
President Trump expressed support visited Cyprus in 1983, and PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in October
for India’s fight against terrorism. 2002. PM Modi and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides
PM Modi also made it clear that had a wide-ranging discussion on bilateral, regional, and global
India now sees terrorism as a war, issues. The two leaders agreed on regular political dialogue
not a proxy war, and Operation between the two sides, support for each other for sovereignty
Sindoor is still going on. and peace, security, defence, and cooperation during times of
crisis, connectivity and regional cooperation, EU-India strategic
Did not go to partnership, innovation, technology, transport, tourism, and
America due to a pre- strengthening people-to-people contact. Cyprus also awarded PM
Narendra Modi with the country’s highest honour, ‘Grand Cross
scheduled program of the Order of Makarios III’. President Nikos Christodoulides
President Trump asked Prime gave him this honor at the Presidential Palace.
Minister Modi if he could stop Croatia can be India’s gateway to
by America on his return from
Canada. Due to pre-scheduled Central and South-Eastern Europe
programs, Prime Minister Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Croatia on June 18 in
expressed his inability. Both leaders the last leg of his foreign tour. This is the first visit of any Prime
decided that they would try to Minister of India to Croatia. PM Modi and Croatia’s Prime
meet in the near future. PM Modi Minister Andrej Plenkovic met in Zagreb. On this occasion, PM
invited President Trump to the Modi said that Croatia can serve as India’s gateway to Central and
next QUAD meeting, which he South-Eastern Europe. Both leaders agreed on the importance
accepted. , of improving connectivity through the India-Middle East-Europe
Economic Corridor. PM Modi suggested to the Prime Minister of
Croatia that you can take advantage of India’s skilled talent.
Those who support terrorism should also not be connected to the lives of common people
be rewarded. Talking in detail about India’s to make it effective. Having a secure and resil-
human-centric approach to promote technol- ient supply chain of critical minerals is vital in
ogy, PM Modi said that any technology should the age of AI. n
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