NEW DELHI, JUNE 16, 2025: President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides on Monday conferred upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi Cyprus’s honour – the “Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III”.
Accepting the honour on behalf of 1.4 billion Indians, the Prime Minister expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the President, the Government, and the people of Cyprus. He dedicated the award to the longstanding warm ties between India and Cyprus, which are built on shared values and mutual trust. He further noted that the award was a recognition of India’s age-old philosophy of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “The World is one Family” that guides its vision for global peace and progress.
The Prime Minister embraced the honour as a renewed commitment to strengthening and diversifying the partnership between India and Cyprus. He emphasised that the award was a symbol of the unwavering commitment of the two countries to peace, security, sovereignty, territorial integrity and prosperity. The link to the acceptance speech can be seen here.
