PRESIDENT-TRADE 2 LAST

"We reviewed the functioning of the institutional
arrangements for dialogue between our two countries as also
the agreements signed in the past few years which have created
the necessary framework to enhance our relations," Patil said
told reporters.

The discussions between the two leaders covered the
entire gamut of bilateral relations, as well as international
and regional issues of importance to both our countries, she
said.
President Patil reiterated India's support for the
independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of
the Republic of Cyprus.
Patil later visited the House of Representative where
she paid floral tributes at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi and
met Marios Garoyan, the President of the House.
She also met Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus.
"Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and
Archbishop Makarios shared a vision of a just world and bonds
of personal friendship with each other. This friendship
continued between President Syprios Kyprianou and Prime
Minister Indira Gandhi, whose 25th death anniversary is being
observed today," Patil said stressing the strong ties two
countries share. PTI SKL
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