Prime Minister Modi, will hold delegation-level talks with counterpart Tusk in Poland. PM Modi will thereafter be hosted by Tusk for lunch. He will also lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and meet President Andrzej Duda.
"India does not believe in war, but in peace. India's concept is clear - this is not an era of war. This is the time to come together to deal with those challenges which pose the biggest threat to humanity," said PM Modi in Warsaw.
Earlier in the day, PM Modi paid homage to the memorials of Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, Monte Cassino and the Kolhapur Royal Family after his arrival in Poland. He is the first Indian leader to visit Poland in 45 years as the countries celebrate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
India welcomed thousands of Polish children escaping Soviet repression during World War II. These children were later shifted to Valivade camp in Kolhapur, and the memorial in Warsaw was set up by the people who spent their childhood there.
PM Modi paid homage at Warsaw's Good Maharaja Square, dedicated to Jam Saheb Digvijaysinhji, who offered refuge to Polish children escaping from the Soviet Union during World War II. He will also visit the Monte Cassino Memorial and the Memorial to Kolhapur family.
PM Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Poland in 45 years, after Morarji Desai in 1979. His talks with the Polish leadership are expected to include defence cooperation and boosting ties in information technology, pharmaceutical, and automotive manufacturing.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commenced his two-nation visit, starting from August 21 to 23, where the leader is scheduled to visit Poland and thereafter Ukraine. Announcing the trip, New Delhi said it would be a "landmark and historic" visit.
This would mark Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in 2022, and he will also become the first PM to visit Poland in more than four decades
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