The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Mr. Nicos A. Rolandis is as from 16 April,  2002 on an official visit to India at the invitation of the Minister of Communications, Information Technology and Parliamentary Affairs  Mr. Pramod Mahajan.

On Tuesday Mr. Rolandis was received by the the Prime Minister of India, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee.   At the meeting,  the Minister  briefed the Prime Minister of India on the recent developments in the Cyprus problem, Cyprus' EU accession course and the prospects of cooperation between Cyprus and India in the high technology field.

Mr Rolandis, reiterated President Clerides' invitation to the Indian Prime Minister to visit Cyprus.  Mr Vajpayee postponed his scheduled visit to the island last September because of the terrorist acts in New York on 11 September 2001 and said that he looked forward to visiting Cyprus in due course. 

At the meeting with the Indian Minister of Communications, Information Technology and Parliamentary Affairs Mr. Pramod Mahajan, Mr Rolandis discussed potential cooperation in the high technology sector and exchanged views on the promotion of signing a bilateral agreement as soon as possible. 

Moreover,  the Cypriot Minister met with the Indian Minister of Tourism Mr Jagmohan and discussed with him ways of developing tourist relations between the two countries. Mr Rolandis suggested the establishment of direct flights between Cyprus and India, which, as he pointed out, would contribute to the enhancing of the tourist and trade relations between the two countries.

Mr Rolandis also visited some high technology centres and institutes in Bombay and Bangalore.

During his official visit to India, Mr. Rolandis is accompanied by the officers of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Mr. Ioannis Shekeris and Mr. Spyros Zavros and also by the Professor of the University of Cyprus Mr. Christos Schizas and the Special Scientist of the University of Cyprus Mr. Costas Yenethlis.

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