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Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on a visit to Cyprus, on the first leg of his three nation tour, was conferred with the highest civilian award on Monday, June 16, 2025. He was conferred with the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III of Cyprus which is the country’s highest civilian honour.
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides conferred the award on the Prime Minister. The Order of Makarios III is the senior order of knighthood awarded by the country named after the first President of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the award to the 1.4 billion people of India and said it was an award to the trusted India-Cyprus friendship.
The PM also stated that India will continue its efforts to strengthen its ties with Cyprus in the future.
From Cyprus, the Prime Minister will travel to Canada to attend the G7 summit. Later he will visit Croatia.
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