Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine on 23rd August 2024, the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on Monday. Stating that it will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Ukraine after establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1992, the Ministry said that the PM’s landmark visit to Ukraine will help further consolidation and expansion of bilateral ties.

​“Prime Minister’s engagements in Kyiv will touch a range of aspects of bilateral ties including political, trade, economic, investments, education, cultural, people-to-people exchanges, humanitarian assistance and others,” it informed. The Ministry also added that during the visit, PM Modi will also interact with Indian community, including students during the visit.

Meanwhile, confirming the news, the Ukraine Government also announced on the President’s official website that PM Modi will pay an official visit to Ukraine on August 23, the National Flag Day of Ukraine.

“During the visit, in particular, the talks with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be held to discuss issues of bilateral and multilateral cooperation. It is also expected that a number of documents between Ukraine and India will be signed”, Zenlenskyy’s office stated.

Prior to the visit to Ukraine, the Prime Minister will make a visit to Poland on 21-22 August 2024, the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Poland in the past 45 years.

The Ministry of External Affairs, GoI informed that OM Modi will be accorded a ceremonial welcome in Warsaw and later he will call on President Andrzej Sebastian Duda and will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Prime Minister will also interact with the Indian community in Poland.