Warsaw [Poland]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Poland on the first leg of his two-nation visit and was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Warsaw airport.

PM Modi said he looked forward to the various programmes in Poland and his visit will add momentum to bilateral friendship and benefit people of two countries..

"Landed in Poland. Looking forward to the various programmes here. This visit will add momentum to the India-Poland friendship and benefit the people of our nations," PM Modi said in a post on X.

Właśnie wylądowałem w Polsce. Z niecierpliwością wyczekuję kolejnych punktów agendy. Wizyta ta nada rozpędu relacjom indyjsko-polskim i przyniesie korzyści naszym obu narodom. pic.twitter.com/6ewIUel50w

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 21, 2024

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the visit holds special significance as India and Poland are commemorating 70 years of diplomatic relations

"PM @narendramodi sets foot in the historic city of Warsaw. Accorded a ceremonial welcome at the airport. This visit holds special significance as India and Poland are commemorating 70 years of diplomatic relations this year," Jaiswal said in a post on X.

During his visit, PM Modi will hold meetings with his Polish counterpart and the President, and will also engage with the Indian community. Later today the Prime Minister will first lay a wreath at the memorial of the Jam Saheb of Nawanagar.

The memorial is dedicated to Jam Saheb Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji, a former Maharaja of Nawanagar (now Jamnagar). In 1942, the Maharaja established the Polish Children's Camp in Jamnagar for refugee Polish children who were brought out of the USSR during World War II.

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