Poland deepens military ties with South Korea: audio report

Officials have reiterated Poland's interest in deepening military ties with South Korea.

Poland’s Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak speaks at the opening of the Polish-Korean Defense Industry Cooperation Conference in Warsaw on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.

Photo: PAP/Tomasz Gzell

Opening a Polish-South Korean military defence summit in Warsaw on Tuesday, Poland’s Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said that military cooperation between the two countries "has been developing well."

In #Warsaw, the Polish 🇵🇱 -Korean 🇰🇷 Defense Industry Cooperation Conference has just begun. The meeting is attended by Deputy Prime Minister @mblaszczak. https://t.co/fVoqfejHjN

— Poland MOD 🇵🇱 (@Poland_MOD) November 29, 2022

Deputy Prime Minister @mblaszczak: I am glad that we have found partners with whom we can address the threats, simultaneously creating bonds of mutual support, trust and cooperation.

— Poland MOD 🇵🇱 (@Poland_MOD) November 29, 2022

Deputy Prime Minister @mblaszczak: I have no doubt that 2022 will mark the beginning of upcoming years of fruitful defense industry cooperation between Poland 🇵🇱 and South Korea 🇰🇷.

— Poland MOD 🇵🇱 (@Poland_MOD) November 29, 2022

He added that Poland was "expecting to soon receive a shipment of Korean-made tanks, jets and rocket launchers."

Deputy Prime Minister @mblaszczak: We expect deliveries of K2 battle tanks and K9 gun-howitzers in 2022, and FA-50 aircraft and CHUNMOO rocket launchers in 2023.

— Poland MOD 🇵🇱 (@Poland_MOD) November 29, 2022

Deputy Prime Minister @mblaszczak: We negotiated details of the cooperative defense industry projects aimed at increase of Poland's security. Thanks to openness to cooperate, the negotiations were conducted at a very fast pace, effectively, and to the satisfaction of both parties pic.twitter.com/9CKwApcao6

— Poland MOD 🇵🇱 (@Poland_MOD) November 29, 2022

Piotr Miszczuk has the details…

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