India and Poland on Thursday made four announcements covering trade, defence, counter-terrorism and disaster resilience during Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s official visit to India.
Both the countries set a target of doubling bilateral trade by 2030 and announced the establishment of a Defence Industry Dialogue .
The two countries also agreed to hold a dialogue on counter-terrorism, adding another avenue for bilateral security cooperation.
Poland’s joining of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) was also announced among outcomes of the Polish PM’s India visit, expanding cooperation in disaster management.
Polish PM Tusk is on a three-day official visit to India from October 21 to 23 at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation.
Following his engagements in New Delhi, the Polish PM will travel to Bengaluru to interact with business stakeholders, including representatives of the information technology and space sectors.
India-Poland Business Forums are scheduled in New Delhi on October 22 and Bengaluru on October 23.
According to the MEA, the visit will advance cooperation in trade and investment, defence, emerging technologies, renewable energy, education, culture and people-to-people ties. It will also help deepen the India-European Union strategic partnership.
