SEOUL, April 10 (AJP) - President Lee Jae Myung will hold a meeting with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk next week, Cheong Wa Dae said on Friday.
In a written press briefing, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said Tusk is scheduled to arrive in Seoul on Sunday for talks with Lee. It will be the first visit by a Polish leader in 27 years and Tusk's first trip to a non-European country since taking office in December 2023.
Lee and Tusk will sit down for talks on Monday, followed by an official luncheon. The two leaders are expected to discuss a wide range of issues, while highlighting bilateral cooperation in addressing global challenges including the prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
Poland, a key member state of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is one of central Europe's major economies and a strategic gateway to the European market.
Thanks to its strategic geopolitical location between western and eastern Europe, Poland has emerged as a key production and investment hub, while also expanding its presence in future-oriented industries.
South Korea and Poland have strengthened cooperation in the defense sector in recent years. With growing economic and trade relations between the two countries, about 400 South Korean companies operate in Poland, mainly in batteries and auto parts for electric vehicles, while people-to-people exchanges reach about 100,000 per year.
Kang said Tusk's visit is expected to help advance bilateral relations, which have steadily developed since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1989, toward a more future-oriented and strategic partnership.
In a written press briefing, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said Tusk is scheduled to arrive in Seoul on Sunday for talks with Lee. It will be the first visit by a Polish leader in 27 years and Tusk's first trip to a non-European country since taking office in December 2023.
Lee and Tusk will sit down for talks on Monday, followed by an official luncheon. The two leaders are expected to discuss a wide range of issues, while highlighting bilateral cooperation in addressing global challenges including the prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
Poland, a key member state of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is one of central Europe's major economies and a strategic gateway to the European market.
Thanks to its strategic geopolitical location between western and eastern Europe, Poland has emerged as a key production and investment hub, while also expanding its presence in future-oriented industries.
South Korea and Poland have strengthened cooperation in the defense sector in recent years. With growing economic and trade relations between the two countries, about 400 South Korean companies operate in Poland, mainly in batteries and auto parts for electric vehicles, while people-to-people exchanges reach about 100,000 per year.
Kang said Tusk's visit is expected to help advance bilateral relations, which have steadily developed since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1989, toward a more future-oriented and strategic partnership.
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