Archive · 4 Oct 2026
India and Cyprus Hold First Joint Maritime Committee Meeting
India and Cyprus held their first meeting of a new maritime committee in Limassol.
The meeting took place on September 29.
Officials from both countries talked about working together on shipping.
They discussed training people who work at sea and sharing useful ideas.
They also explored business opportunities, including ship repair and greener shipping.
The Indian delegation met Cyprus’s maritime authorities and companies and visited Limassol’s port.
The countries are preparing for a visit by Cyprus’s Shipping Deputy Minister to India.
They also plan to hold a maritime business forum in Mumbai in November 2026.
The first India-Cyprus Joint Maritime Committee meeting took place in Limassol on September 29 under a 2017 bilateral merchant-shipping agreement.
The meeting was co-chaired by Venkatesapathy S of India and Theodoulos Mesimeris of Cyprus.
Discussions covered maritime education, training, investment, policy exchange and cooperation at the International Maritime Organisation.
The delegations explored opportunities in maritime services, shipping finance, ship repair and recycling, seafarer welfare and green shipping.
Officials discussed a future visit by Cyprus’s Shipping Deputy Minister and a Maritime Business Forum planned for Mumbai in November 2026.
- Who
- Officials from India and Cyprus, co-chaired by Venkatesapathy S and Theodoulos Mesimeris.
- What
- The first meeting of the India-Cyprus Joint Maritime Committee.
- When
- September 29; the year was not specified.
- Where
- Limassol, Cyprus.
- Why
- To deepen maritime cooperation, discuss shared interests and explore business and investment opportunities.
- Meeting
- First India-Cyprus Joint Maritime Committee meeting
- Date
- September 29; year not specified
- Location
- Limassol, Cyprus
- Agreement
- 2017 bilateral Agreement on Merchant Shipping
- Delegation engagements
- September 28 to October 1
- Planned forum
- Maritime Business Forum in Mumbai, planned for November 2026
- Topics
- Training, investment, maritime services, shipping finance, ship repair and recycling, seafarer welfare and green shipping