{"id":1166,"date":"2026-04-13T07:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/1166\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T07:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:30:07","slug":"poland-south-korea-strengthen-defence-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/1166\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland, South Korea strengthen defence cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>13 April 2026 11:12<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk have agreed to elevate bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership following a summit in Cheong Wa Dae.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The two sides plan to deepen cooperation across multiple sectors, including the defence industry and energy supply chains, as well as ensure the implementation of previously signed agreements,<a href=\"https:\/\/caliber.az\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> Caliber.Az<\/a> reports, citing<a style=\"color: rgb(53, 152, 219);\" href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20260413001453315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> Korean media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Defence cooperation has become a key pillar of bilateral relations following Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In 2022, Poland signed a $44.2 billion agreement to purchase South Korean weapons, and in December, it concluded an additional contract worth approximately $4 billion with Hanwha Aerospace.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Tusk stressed the importance of defence cooperation, calling South Korea \u201c the most important ally after the United States\u201d in the field of armaments.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The leaders also discussed expanding economic ties.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Poland is one of South Korea\u2019s largest trading partners in the European Union, while Seoul is the largest non-European investor in the Polish economy.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Both sides agreed to further develop cooperation in energy, infrastructure, and technology, and to coordinate their actions amid global instability, emphasising the importance of resilient supply chains.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">By Bakhtiyar Abbasov<\/p>\n<p>Caliber.Az<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the key topics in this news story.<\/p>\n<p>Views: 33<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"13 April 2026 11:12 South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk have agreed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[139,145,144,64,140,143,138,142,141,137],"class_list":{"0":"post-1166","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-donald-tusk","8":"tag-analysis-of-azerbaijan","9":"tag-azerbaijan","10":"tag-baku","11":"tag-donald-tusk","12":"tag-important-news-of-azerbaijan","13":"tag-international-experts","14":"tag-interviews","15":"tag-interviews-with-azerbaijani-analysts","16":"tag-news-from-baku","17":"tag-news-of-azerbaijan"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}