India’s High Commissioner to Cyprus highlighted the potential of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor for global connectivity and trade, whilst noting Cyprus’s strategic position as India’s natural gateway into Europe.
High Commissioner Manish made the remarks as a panellist at the Cyprus Forum 2025 in Nicosia.
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Addressing the event, the High Commissioner underscored India’s vision of IMEC as a transformational connectivity initiative designed to reduce logistics costs, cut transport times and create new trade pathways linking Asia, the Gulf and Europe.
Cyprus positioned as natural gateway for India into European markets
The Indian envoy emphasised Cyprus’s strategic role as India’s natural gateway into Europe and outlined opportunities for bilateral cooperation in shipping, renewable energy including green hydrogen, digital trade facilitation, financial services and education.
He underlined the shared commitment of India and Cyprus to sustainable development and rules-based international cooperation, which aligns with IMEC’s emphasis on green energy, digital integration and transparent, inclusive growth.
The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor is a multi-nodal initiative that aims to foster peace, economic integration and sustainable development across the regions it connects.
India and Cyprus explore cooperation in shipping and renewable energy
The forum discussion builds on foundations laid during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Cyprus in June. Modi held wide-ranging discussions with President Christodoulides at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, exploring avenues to deepen cooperation in trade, investment, security and technology.
Both leaders underscored the significance of IMEC as a transformative initiative during the June meeting. They reiterated their shared commitment to promoting stability in the Eastern Mediterranean and the wider Middle East, emphasising the importance of fostering deeper engagement and corridors of interconnection from the Indian peninsula through the wider Middle East to Europe.
Modi visit in June laid foundation for deeper bilateral engagement
Whilst recognising Cyprus’s role as a gateway into Europe, the two leaders welcomed the prospect of Indian shipping companies establishing a presence in Cyprus. They encouraged the advancement of maritime cooperation through joint ventures involving Cyprus-based and Indian maritime service providers as a means of further strengthening economic and logistical ties.
The speakers also acknowledged Cyprus’s potential to serve as a regional hub for transshipment, storage, distribution and logistics within the context of the IMEC initiative.
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