Both sides are expected to sign bilateral strategic cooperation agreements covering cybersecurity and the defense sector.
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modiwas received this Thursday by his Polish counterpart, Donald Tuskbefore heading to kyiv to meet with the president Volodímir Zelenski.
Modi and Tusk met to talk about security, the war against Ukraine by Russia, strategic partner of Indiaand to strengthen bilateral ties. They were scheduled to make statements, and later the Indian leader will meet the president of Poland, Andrzej Duda. Before his visit, Modi stated that Poland was India’s main economic partner in Central Europe.
Both leaders are expected to sign bilateral strategic cooperation agreements on cybersecurity and defense. Due to disagreements between the prime minister and the polish presidentit’s been more than a year and a half since There is no Polish ambassador in India.
A visit to Moscow frowned upon in kyiv
Poland, eastern flank of NATO and the European Union, It is worried about the war that has been ravaging its eastern border for two years. She has offered political, humanitarian and defense support to Ukraine.
kyiv reprimanded Modi for his visit to Moscow last month, during which he met and hugged President Vladimir Putin. All of this despite Modi’s criticism of the invasion of Ukraine. Modi has avoided condemning Russia outright and as a de facto spokesman for the Global South he has emphasized a peaceful solution to the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the meeting a “huge disappointment and a devastating blow to peace efforts.” Also criticized Modi for hugging Putin during their meeting.
Strong business relationships
Modi’s visit to Poland also marks 70 years of official bilateral relations between New Delhi and Warsaw. According to figures cited by the Indian Embassy, the total value of bilateral trade increased from $1.95 billion (€1.75 billion) to $5.72 billion between 2013 and 2023, with a majority of Indian exports.
The then Indian president Pratibha Patil visited Poland in 2009, and Tuskduring his first term as Prime Minister, visited India in 2010.
After passing through Warsaw, this friday Modi travels to Kiev to meet the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in what will be the first official visit of an Indian leader to that country.
