Patil pitches for healthy growth in India-Poland trade

September 7th, 2009 DUSHANBE - Expressing her happiness over the regular meetings of the India-Tajikistan Joint Commission, visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Monday emphasised the need for both countries and the rest of the international community to make a concerted effort to cooperate and combat the menace of terrorism. During her talks with the Tajik leadership, President Patil mentioned the Mumbai attack and said that the menace of terrorism needed to be countered to ensure peace and prosperity in the region.

September 4th, 2009 MOSCOW - President Pratibha Devisingh Patil's meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday focused on the issue of terrorism and strengthening of economic relations between the two countries. Patil, who is on a five-day visit to the country, discussed bilateral issues with Putin.

September 4th, 2009 MOSCOW - Indian President Pratibha Patil will meet Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin here later Friday for talks focusing on bilateral trade and energy. Patil held talks Thursday with her Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev.

September 3rd, 2009 MOSCOW - President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has expressed a desire to enhance bilateral trade ties with Russia. While addressing a gathering of expatriate Indians and some prominent Russians during the course of her five-day visit, Patil said, the only area where India-Russia relationship is lagging is in the field of bilateral economic cooperation.

May 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hyundai Motor India, the second largest car manufacturer in the country, recorded a 3.4 percent growth in its domestic sales for April 2009 at 22,247 units against 21,510 sold the same month last year. 'As compared to last year we saw a modest growth in April.

April 27th, 2009 ON BOARD FROM POLAND - President Pratibha Patil has expressed satisfaction over her week-long visit to Spain and Poland, as it helped to bring India closer to these countries. Speaking to journalists on board during her return journey to New Delhi from Poland, President Patil on Monday said that she was satisfied by the overall response she received from the governments in Spain and Poland.

April 26th, 2009 Auschwitz (Poland), April 26: President Pratibha Devisingh Patil here on Sunday paid homage to the victims of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where at Nazi forces killed least 1.1 million Jews during World War II. On visit to the concentration camps, put up by Nazi Germany during World War II, President Patil described it as human misery and height of cruelty.

April 24th, 2009 WARSAW - India and Poland signed two important agreements on health and tourism Friday as President Pratibha Patil began the official part of her four-day visit to Poland. On behalf of India, Ashwini Kumar, minister for state for industrial development and promotion and for Poland Katazyna Sobriska and Jakob Szulc, dealing with the respective ministries, signed the agreements.

April 24th, 2009 WARSAW - India and Poland have renewed their commitment and determination to fight the menace of terrorism. In a statement issued here on the second day of her three-day visit to Poland, India's President Pratibha Devisingh Patil said that during her meeting with Polish President Lech Kaczyuski, both agreed that their countries had suffered at the hands of the Taliban and al Qaeda.

April 24th, 2009 WARSAW - Indian President Pratibha Patil began a visit to Poland Friday to boost economic ties and anti-terrorism efforts between the two countries. Patil met Polish President Lech Kaczynski and discussed economic cooperation amid growing Polish-Indian business and trade.

April 23rd, 2009 WARSAW - President Pratibha Patil arrived here Thursday on a four-day official visit to Poland, 13 years after the last visit by an Indian head of state. She is accompanied by a large business delegation.

April 22nd, 2009 MADRID - President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the growing trade relations between India and Spain and spoke about a wide spectrum of issues on which both the countries can benefit through mutual cooperation. President Patil, on this occasion, addressed a joint business meet, comprising leaders of the business delegation from India and businesspersons from Spain and India.

April 22nd, 2009 WARSAW - President Pratibha Patil arrives in Poland on a four-day visit Thursday, the first trip here in 13 years by an Indian head of state to a country where India's profile has gone up tremendously in the last five years. A big agenda and a hearty welcome await Patil when she arrives in what is today the largest nation in Eastern Europe.

April 22nd, 2009 MADRID - Visiting Indian President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil has expressed hope about the relationship between India and Spain getting a new face. "We are keen to strengthen our bilateral relations with Spain and I have no doubt that the city of Madrid will play an increasingly larger role, be it in the trade, economic and financial aspects or in the cultural, educational and scientific spheres," Patil said.

January 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Devisinh Patil Saturday described Kazakhstan as India's 'valuable partner' in its fight against terrorism, while thanking the Central Asian nation for its strong condemnation of the Mumbai mayhem. 'We regard Kazakhstan as a valuable partner in this fight against terrorism,' Patil said in her speech at a banquet in honour of Kazakhstan President Noorsultan Nazarbayev, who will attend the Republic Day Parade here Jan 26 as the chief guest.