PM MODI ARRIVES IN POLAND’S WARSAW

 

 

 

 

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his maiden visit to Poland will add momentum to the bilateral friendship and benefit the people of the two countries as he arrived here on the first leg of his two-nation visit during which he will also travel to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Modi, who will meet Poland's President Andrzej Sebastian Duda and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Donald Tusk, said he was looking forward to the various programmes in the Polish capital here. "Landed in Poland. Looking forward to the various programmes here. This visit will add momentum to the India-Poland friendship and benefit the people of our nations," Modi said in a post on X soon after his arrival at the Warsaw military airport here. Prime Minister Modi's visit to Poland is the first trip by an Indian Prime Minister to the country in the past 45 years.

 

The Indian community members in Poland gave a warm welcome to Prime Minister Modi when he arrived at the hotel where Polish and Indian artists performed the vibrant cultural dance from Gujarat. “Deeply touched by the warm welcome from the Indian community in Poland!Theirenergyembodies the strong ties that bind our nations,” Modi said in another post on X. MinistryofExternalAffairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the prime minister was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the airport. “This visit holds special significance as India & Poland arecommemorating 70 years of diplomatic relations this year.” Earlier todayin his departure statement, Modi said his visit to Poland comes “as we mark 70 years of our diplomaticrelations.Poland is a key economic partner in Central Europe”. “Ourmutualcommitment to democracy and pluralism further reinforces our relationship.

 

I look forward to meeting my friend Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Andrzej Duda to further advance our partnership,” he said. PrimeMinisterModi'sdiscussionswith thePolishleadership during his two-day visit will allow the two sides to exchange views at the top level on a variety of subjects and it will be a kind of real “useful exchange” of views, Indian Ambassador to Poland Nagma Mohamed Mallick toldPTIVideoshere. From Warsaw, Modi will travel toKyiv on the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Ukraine since the country became independent in 1991. “FromPoland,Iwillbe visiting Ukraine at the invitation of PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy. This is the first-ever visitbyanIndian Prime Minister to Ukraine,” he said.