Strengthening cooperation between India and the European Union (EU) would be the precedence of Poland, which took over the presidency of the highest European physique this month, mentioned Polish Cost d’ affaires to India, Sebastian Domzalski.
Chatting with NDTV, Domzalski pressured that India is Poland’s strategic associate in Asia and mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to the European nation final yr contributed to the bilateral relations and regional cooperation between the 2 nations.
Poland took over the EU presidency on January 1 and will probably be chairing the works of the physique for the subsequent six months.
“Given the troublesome geopolitical atmosphere in Europe and throughout the globe, our precedence will probably be safety…Right here in India, we’re trying ahead to proceed contributing to the EU-India relationship,” Domzalski mentioned.
Elaborating on Poland’s India technique, he mentioned, “We hope to be working very intently with India. Financial improvement and financial progress will probably be larger on our agenda. We hope to convey India and the EU nearer with a dialogue on the free commerce settlement. We additionally hope to have the EU India summit early this yr.”
Noting the importance of Prime Minister Modi’s Poland Go to in August final yr, Domzalski mentioned it might contribute to the EU-India relationship.
Prime Minister Modi visited Poland on August 21-22, 2024. It was the primary go to by an Indian Prime Minister to Poland previously 45 years.
Poland assumed its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1st January 2025. The presidency comes at a time of uncertainty and concern amid tensions between Russia and Ukraine. The Polish presidency can also be therefore, set to concentrate on European safety. The presidency rotates among the many EU’s 27 member states each six months.
Final month, Hungary wrapped up its controversial presidency, because the nation’s time period started with a marketing campaign titled “Make Europe Nice Once more”, similar to the incoming US president’s “Make America Nice Once more” slogan.