Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is visiting India from October 21 to 23 with a delegation of nearly 100 companies.
Bilateral trade is about 6 billion dollars, and Poland aims for 10 billion dollars.
India is the second-largest destination in Asia for Polish investment.
The India-EU trade agreement, signing of which is scheduled for December 16, could help Polish exporters.
Defence cooperation is expected to feature prominently.
The visit is at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to the same report.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal welcomed Tusk on X, saying the visit will provide fresh impetus to the India-Poland Strategic Partnership.
This is Tusk’s second official visit to India as Polish prime minister, after a visit in 2010, according to The Tribune. ThePrint describes it as the first visit by a Polish prime minister to India since 2010.
On Thursday, October 22, Tusk is to hold bilateral talks with Modi in New Delhi, which will cover the full scope of bilateral relations and regional and global issues, according to the MEA as quoted by The Tribune.
An India-Poland Business Forum is scheduled in New Delhi on October 22 and in Bengaluru on October 23, according to the same report.
In Bengaluru, Tusk will meet the governor and the chief minister and attend a business forum focused on high-technology industries, according to ThePrint.
Poland’s Minister of Finance and Economy, Andrzej Domanski, accompanies Tusk, along with a business delegation, according to The Tribune.
ThePrint reports that the delegation represents nearly 100 companies.
The leaders are expected to review ties that were elevated to a strategic partnership during Modi’s August 2024 visit to Poland, according to the reports.
Modi’s 2024 visit was the first official visit by an Indian prime minister to Poland in 45 years, and an Action Plan for 2024-2028 was adopted, according to ThePrint.
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