Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Poland on the first leg of his two-nation visit during which he will also travel to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and share perspectives with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict. Pics/PTI
Updated On: 2024-08-21 07:18 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
Prime Minister Modi's visit to Poland is the first trip by an Indian Prime Minister to the country in the past 45 years
During his stay in Poland, PM Modi will meet President Andrzej Sebastian Duda and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Donald Tusk
"My visit to Poland comes as we mark 70 years of our diplomatic relations. Poland is a key economic partner in Central Europe," he said
"Our mutual commitment 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," PM Modi said
From Warsaw, PM Modi will travel to Kyiv on the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Ukraine since the country became independent in 1991
"From Poland, I will be visiting Ukraine at the invitation of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This is the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Ukraine," he said
PM Modi's visit to Kyiv comes nearly six weeks after his high-profile trip to Moscow which triggered criticism from the US and some of its Western allies
