The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of Poland on the eve of their National Day (May 03, 2017).

In a message toHis Excellency Mr. Andrzej Sebastian Duda, the President of the Republic of Poland, the President has said, "On behalf of the Government and people of India and on my own behalf, I have great pleasure in extending to you and to the people of the Republic of Poland warm greetings and felicitations on the occasion of your National Day.

India and Poland enjoy warm and cordial relations strengthened by our deep cultural bonds. Our economic cooperation has grown steadily, with a substantial enhancement of our bilateral trade and investment flows. We are particularly encouraged by Poland’s interest in our Flagship Programmes including ‘Make in India’ and ‘Invest India’. I am confident that our bilateral relations will continue to strengthen in the days to come.

Please accept, Excellency, my best wishes for your good health and personal well being and for the continued progress and prosperity of the friendly people of Poland”.

This release issued at 1800 hrs.