Patil condoles death of Polish President

New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI) President of India Pratibha Patil
on Saturday condoled the death of Polish President Lech
Kaczynski and others in a plane crash and said in his loss
India had lost a friend who was committed to strengthen
bilateral relations between two countries.
In her condolence message to Marshall Speaker of the Sejn
(Upper House) Bronislaw Komorowski, the President said, "I am
deeply shocked and saddened by the news of the death of
President Lech Kaczynski, Madam Kaczynski and others in a
plane crash on Saturday.
"I warmly recall my meeting with President Kaczynski
during my visit to Poland in April last year. President
Kaczynski was a true friend of India and was personally
committed to strengthening bilateral relations between our two
countries."
At this sad moment, India shares Poland's grief, the
message said.
The Polish President and some of that country's top
military and civilian leadership were killed when the
Presidential plane crashed in dense fog while trying to land
in western Russia. PTI