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Undertaking a historic visit to Poland after a gap of 45 years done by any other Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi on Thursday the 22nd of August 2024  said that during his talks twith Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw, the two sides decided to deepen cooperation in areas such as food processing, urban infrastructure, renewable energy and AI as well defence and security.

Modi said that the two sides have also agreed on a social security agreement, which will benefit their people.

He also called on President Andrzej Duda.

In a social media twitter message posted on X, Modi said  – “I am glad to have met my friend, Prime Minister @donaldtusk. In our talks, we took stock of the full range of India-Poland relations. We are particularly keen to deepen linkages in areas such as food processing, urban infrastructure, renewable energy and AI.

“PM @donaldtusk and I also discussed ways to expand cooperation in defence and security. It is equally gladdening that we have agreed on a social security agreement, which will benefit our people.”

“Happy to have met President @AndrzejDuda in Warsaw. We had an excellent discussion on ways to deepen India-Poland ties. India greatly values the warm relations with Poland. We look forward to boosting commercial and cultural linkages between our nations in the times to come.”

An official readout on the meeting between the two PMs stated that  – “The two leaders held talks in restricted and delegation level formats. Given the salience of India-Poland ties, the leaders decided to upgrade the relationship to a ‘Strategic Partnership’.

“They engaged in wide-ranging discussions on various aspects of the bilateral partnership, including trade and investment, science and technology, defense and security, cultural cooperation, and people-to-people ties. The two leaders agreed that there were significant opportunities available for economic and business collaboration in sectors such as food processing, urban infrastructure, water, solid waste management, electric vehicles, green hydrogen, renewable energy, AI, mining and in clean technologies.

“The leaders underscored the importance of deepening people-to-people ties and cultural relations. In this regard, they highlighted the unique bond established between the two countries based on the generosity of Maharaja of Jamnagar and the royal family of Kolhapur.

“The leaders also discussed important regional and global issues of mutual interest including the conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia. They exchanged views on reform of United Nations and other international institutions, climate change action and threats posed by terrorism.

“A Joint Statement and an Action Plan [2024-2028] for the Implementation of the India-Poland Strategic Partnership were issued after the meeting.”