India, June 16 -- The President of Cyprus, H.E. Nikos Christodoulides, today 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, 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.

Prime Minister embraced the honour as a renewed commitment to strengthening...