It is difficult to find a country outside Europe that understands Poland’s problems, like South Korea; During the meeting with the Prime Minister of Korea, we very quickly reached an agreement on economic issues and cooperation in the military field, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said during the live appearance on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Morawiecki met with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (South), Han Duck-soo, who is visiting Poland. He referred to the meeting in a live broadcast on Facebook on Wednesday evening. As he said, South Korea is a very important partner for Poland.
It is far from Poland, 8 thousand. km, but it is difficult to find in the international arena, especially outside Europe, a country that understands Poland’s current problems so well
– he said.
Korea knows what it means to live in the shadow of a large, powerful neighbor, or even two powerful neighbors – they have China, Russia and the former Japan as the country that invaded them; we have been living for more than a thousand years, we are living between Russia and Germany
– said Morawiecki.
We reached an agreement very quickly and in addition to topics such as CPK, trade and economic exchange, we also discussed military solutions. What does it mean? We buy the most modern weapons from Korea, but I asked the Prime Minister and told him that we expect that further investments and subsequent purchases will be combined with the construction of factories in Poland.
– noted the Prime Minister.
As he said: “Then Korean technical thinking, technology, know-how, management and implementation of individual contracts will be associated with raising the level of qualification and technological development in Poland.”
This is how I see economic development in Poland in the next five to eight years, precisely through transplantation, taking this technical idea from the best, most developed countries in the world.
– noted the Prime Minister.
He added that Poland already cooperates very closely with the Republic of Korea.
And now a new page is opening in the history of this cooperation, especially in the military field and weapons production. We are already proud of it today, but thanks to Korean technical thinking we will also be able to offer new export products from Poland very soon.
– said Morawiecki.
Today the most important thing is to improve the quality of the weapons of the Polish Army, but at the same time I also want the weapons used by the Polish Army to be as modern, reliable, technologically advanced and Polish as possible. The Prime Minister of South Korea understands this perfectly, he will be in contact with his companies and he will convey this instruction or recommendation to them very strongly.
– Morawiecki also pointed it out. He added that negotiations with the Korean side mainly concern the tanks and howitzers purchased by Poland, as well as the K239 Chunmoo rocket launcher.
Prime Minister of South Korea: Our relationship with Poland is stronger than ever
Our relationship with Poland is stronger than ever before; We hope to strengthen cooperation in areas such as energy, infrastructure, arms industry and reconstruction of Ukraine, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Han Duck-soo said during the Forum in Krynica.
On Wednesday, the Prime Minister of South Korea, together with President Andrzej Duda and the President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda, took part in the opening of Krynica Forum 2023. During his speech, he emphasized that “Poland is a very important partner of Korea in the field of Europe. “
As he recalled, South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol visited Poland in July, and he visited Poland just two months later.
Our strategic relationship is stronger than ever, driven by the geopolitical and economic challenges facing freedom and democracy around the world
– he assessed.
I am convinced that this will be an excellent platform for strengthening cooperation in key areas such as energy, infrastructure, arms cooperation and the reconstruction of Ukraine.
– he said. He referred to the history of the Korean War:
Our country was ruined then; Without the support of the international community and the UN, we would not have survived the aggression of our northern neighbors.
We now want to give back to the world community what we have received from it. Driven by this sense of responsibility, we determine our strategy to work on peace and prosperity around the world. We believe it is our duty
– declared the Prime Minister of Korea. He recalled that South Korea declared $300 million in support for Ukraine at the recent G20 summit next year, and another $2 billion in long-term support.
He added that in light of the changing security structure in the world and increasing threats, South Korea must stand shoulder to shoulder with European countries. He added that Russia is strengthening cooperation with North Korea. He also drew attention to the threats related to the intensive development of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program and the hacking activities also carried out in Europe. He added that the President of the Republic of Korea attended the NATO summit last year and this year, and Korea signed a cooperation agreement with the Alliance.
Krynica Forum 2023 is an event that combines business, politics and academia. It will take place from September 13 to 15 in Krynica-Zdrój.
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Source: wPolityce