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Polish president to visit South Korea

22.10.2024 11:30
Poland's president is expected to discuss international security and bilateral business and defence ties during a visit to South Korea this week.
Polish President Andrzej Duda.
Polish President Andrzej Duda.Photo: KPRP/Jakub Szymczuk

During his four-day trip starting on TuesdayAndrzej Duda is scheduled to hold talks with South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and other officials to discuss bilateral military cooperation and joint infrastructure projects, according to his aides.

Other topics include working together on aid programmes for Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing invasion, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

Duda's itinerary includes a visit to South Korean arms maker Hyundai Rotem, which is supplying tanks to Poland under a deal signed in 2022.

In July last year, Duda praised "brilliant prospects" for bilateral economic cooperation during a meeting with his South Korean counterpart in Warsaw.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda (right) and South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol (left) meet in Warsaw on Thursday. Poland's President Andrzej Duda (right) and South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol (left) meet in Warsaw on July 13, 2023. Photo: PAP/Jakub Szymczuk/KPRP

Speaking at a business forum in the Polish capital at the time, Duda said that Poland and South Korea were in the process of carrying out ambitious joint projects in the energy, technology and defence sectors, according to a report by Polish state news agency PAP.

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Source: IAR, PAP