<span style="color: #222222;">President Ram Nath Kovind will embark on a three nation tour to Cyprus, Bulgaria and Czech Republic from 2nd of September to 9th to further strengthen trade and business relations and improving people to people contact. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Briefing media in New Delhi, Secretary (West) in the External Affairs Ministry Ruchi Ghanashyam said, Mr Kovind will reach Cyprus on 2nd of September. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The President will address Indian community there and deliver a lecture in Cyprus University. He will also meet the political leadership of Cyprus during his visit. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In the second leg of his tour, Mr Kovind will visit Bulgaria on the 4th and will address a business forum as well as Indian diaspora. President Kovind will also address students at the Sofia University on the 5th on Teachers' Day. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Kovind will meet his Bulgarian counterpart and the Prime Minister. The Presidential visit to Bulgaria is taking place after a gap of 15 years.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Kovind will reach Czech Republic on the 6th where he will address a business forum. Ms. Ghanashyam said, many Czech companies have made investments in India. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Secretary said, that the three Central European countries are important as they are members of European Union and large opportunity exists for enhancing trade, investment, technology cooperation and people to people ties with these countries. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Historically India has shared good ties with the three countries which will further be strengthened after the visit. She said, India and the three countries have an opportunity to work together in several areas of cooperation.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">  </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Several MoUs are expected to be inked during the visit. </span><br />''