New Delhi, Feb17: India and Poland today signed an extradition treaty, agreed to cooperate in jointly combating international terrorism and organised crime and inked an important five-year defence accord. Political offences of certain categories including murder or harm to head of state or government, hostage taking and other crimes will attract the provisions of the extradition treaty which was signed in the presence of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and his visiting Polish counterpart Leszek Miller.

The defence agreement provides a broad framework of cooperation in training of military personnel and supply and modernisation of armament.
The agreement on cooperation in combating international terrorism and organised crime provides for exchange of information on activities of persons indulging in such activities, especially those engaged in the illegal trafficking of narcotic and psychotropic substances and illicit trade in arms, counterfeiting and forgeries, money laundering and offences relating to funding of international terrorism.
After wide-ranging discussions with the Polish leader, Vajpayee termed Poland as a "reliable partner" and said there was tremendous potential for further expansion of bilateral trade.
At a brief joint press interaction, he said India looked forward to a qualitatively new dimension to its friendly ties with Poland. Bureau Report