On the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Poland's PM Donald Tusk will be on an official visit to India from October 21 to 23. During this he will meet Prime Minister Modi and Foreign Minister Dr. S. Will also hold a meeting with Jaishankar. Issues to advance bilateral cooperation between the two countries are expected to be discussed.
The Ministry of External Affairs released Tusk's schedule on Wednesday. As per the official schedule, the Prime Minister of Poland will reach Delhi on Wednesday night. On Thursday he met Foreign Minister S. Will meet Jaishankar. After this he will go to Rajghat and pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.
His meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is proposed at Hyderabad House on Thursday. After the meeting, Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) will be exchanged between the two sides and press statements will be issued.
The Polish Prime Minister will leave for Bengaluru from Delhi in the evening on the second day of his visit to India. On Friday he will meet the Chief Minister of Karnataka. After this he will also have a meeting with the Governor of Karnataka.
There he is proposed to interact with various business stakeholders including the information technology (IT) and space sectors.
Tusk will leave from India on Friday (October 23) afternoon. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had issued a statement on Monday giving information about his visit. It was told that this would be Tusk's second visit to India as Prime Minister; Earlier he had visited India in 2010 during his previous tenure.
“The visit will provide an opportunity to further strengthen the India-Poland strategic partnership. It will promote cooperation in areas of common interest such as trade and investment, defence, emerging technologies, renewable energy, education, culture and people-to-people ties. It will also help in further deepening the India-European Union (EU) strategic partnership,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in its statement.
These relations were elevated to the level of 'strategic partnership' during Prime Minister Modi's visit to Poland in August 2024. During his visit to India, Tusk will also be accompanied by Poland's Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domanski and a large business delegation.
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