New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi's special plane reached Poland's capital Warsaw at around 6 pm Indian time. This is the first visit of an Indian Prime Minister to Poland after 45 years. PM Modi has gone to Poland and Ukraine on a three-day foreign visit.

He will be in Poland on 21 and 22 August and after that he will go to Ukraine for a few hours on 23 September. PM Modi will travel from Poland to Ukraine by 'Rail Force One' train. It will take ten hours.

Will meet the PM and President of Poland

On Thursday, PM Modi will have bilateral talks with Poland's PM Donald Tusk. On the same day, Modi will have separate meetings with Poland's President Andrzej Duda, Polish industrialists and influencers. After this, Modi will leave for Ukraine late in the evening.

This will be the first visit of an Indian PM to Ukraine, a country formed by separating from the former Soviet Republic in 1991. On Friday, he will have a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky in the capital Kyiv. Issuing a statement before leaving for Poland, PM Modi has expressed hope that he will hold talks with Ukrainian President Zelensky to end the Ukraine-Russia tension.

Poland is an important partner of India: PM Modi

Describing India as a friend and partner of Ukraine, the PM expressed hope that peace will soon be established in the region. He said, 'I am visiting Poland on the occasion of completion of 70 years of diplomatic relations with Ukraine. Poland is our biggest partner country in Central Europe. Both our countries believe in democracy and pluralism, which further strengthens our relations. I am looking forward to meeting my friend PM Donald Tusk and President Andrzej Duda to further strengthen our mutual partnership.'

PM Modi will meet people of the Indian community

PM Modi will also separately meet the people of the Indian community living in Poland. Around 25 thousand Indians currently live there, including 5,000 students. Modi further said, 'After Poland, I will visit Ukraine, where I will meet President Zelensky.' This will be the first visit of an Indian PM to Ukraine.

The PM said, 'We will take forward the talks I had earlier with President Zelensky to strengthen bilateral relations and resolve the current Ukraine dispute. I am confident that the visit to both these countries will help in further strengthening their relations with India.'

PM Modi will reach Ukraine by special train

There has been a war going on between Ukraine and Russia since February 2022. For the last two weeks, there have been reports of new fronts opening between the armies of Ukraine and Russia on the border. There are also reports of attacks by the Russian Air Force in the areas around Kiev. International flights to Kiev have been stopped due to security reasons.

US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have already visited Ukraine on the same train by which PM Modi will reach Kiev. The Indian Foreign Ministry has termed Modi's future visit to Ukraine as historic.

He has also visited Russia

All the global leaders who have visited Kiev since the start of the war are partners of Ukraine and opponents of Russia. Modi will be the first global leader who also has friendly relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Modi went to Moscow on July 09-10, 2024, where he spent five hours at Putin's private residence. Ukrainian President Zelensky and the US State Department and NSA had also expressed great displeasure over this.