Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and his wife, Anne Applebaum, will be on a visit to India from January 17-19, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday.Sikorski is scheduled to hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Monday. Radoslaw Sikorski and his wife will arrive in Jaipur on Saturday, where he is scheduled to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival.
After concluding his engagements in Jaipur, he will travel to New Delhi on Sunday. India and Poland held the 11th round of Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi last month and agreed to expedite cooperation in the sectors of defence and security, science and technology, cyber security and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Secretary (West) at the MEA, Sibi George and Polish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Wladyslaw T Bartoszewski co-chaired the meeting.
During the discussions, the two sides reiterated their commitment towards fighting terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. The Polish side expressed its support for early conclusion of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and European Union.