Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a wreath laying ceremony in honour of the "Good Maharaja" Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. Modi is visiting Poland for top-level security and trade talks before heading to neighboring Ukraine, which is at war with India's strategic partner, Russia. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a wreath laying ceremony in honour of the "Good Maharaja" Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. Modi is visiting Poland for top-level security and trade talks before heading to neighboring Ukraine, which is at war with India's strategic partner, Russia. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, is greeted by his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk, before talks in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and his Polish counterpart, Donald Tusk, right, deliver statements to the media following talks in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, second right, is being greeted by Polish President Andrzej Duda, right, on the second day of his visit to NATO and European Union member nation Poland, in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine during a visit to Poland on Thursday, pledging India's support and saying that no conflict can be solved on a battlefield.
“We support dialogue and diplomatic effort” for the restoration of peace and stability “as soon as possible,” Modi said following talks with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Tusk said that India could play an important role in bringing an end to the war being waged on Ukraine by India’s strategic partner, Russia, on the other side of Poland's eastern border.
“I am very glad that the prime minister has confirmed his readiness to personally engage in bringing about a peaceful, just and speedy end to the war,” Tusk said.
He added that "history has taught our nations how important it is to respect rules, borders, territorial integrity, sovereignty of states and the rule of law.”
Sitting on the eastern flank of NATO and the European Union, Poland has a high level of concern about the two-year-old war across its eastern border, and has offered political, humanitarian and defense support to Ukraine.
Modi and Tusk met for talks on security, the war and invigorating bilateral ties. The two leaders said that the visit, which marks 70 years of official bilateral relations, opened doors to cooperation in the IT, security and defense industries.
Later, the Indian leader met with Poland’s President Andrzej Duda.
Ahead of his visit, Modi said Poland was India's key economy partner in Central Europe.
An agreement was signed to facilitate the mobility of specialized workers between the two countries.
According to figures cited by the Embassy of India, the total value of bilateral trade increased from $1.95 billion to $5.72 billion from 2013-2023, with India’s exports accounting for a majority.
Then-Indian President Pratibha Patil visited Poland in 2009, and Tusk, during his first term as prime minister, paid a visit to India in 2010.
On Friday, Modi travels to Kyiv to .
Kyiv chastised Modi for a visit to Moscow last month, during which he met and hugged . Modi has avoided condemning Russia while emphasizing a peaceful settlement to the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the meeting as a “huge disappointment and a devastating blow to peace efforts.”
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