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Cyprus president to visit India

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Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos will arrive in India April 11 for a weeklong visit that will focus on intensifying economic and technological cooperation between the two countries.

Accompanied by senior ministers and a business delegation, Papadopoulos will visit Agra, Mumbai and Bangalore.

In Bangalore, Papadopoulos - the fifth president of Cyprus to visit India - will get to see a technology-powered city and visit Infosys, India’s Silicon Valley.

As Cyprus is a member of the European Union, the visit will provide an occasion to discuss the growing relationship between India and the EU. Bilateral trade between India and Cyprus stands at $42 million.

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