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South Korea and Poland discuss expanding defence and economic cooperation
South Korean and Polish officials met in Warsaw for their seventh economic committee meeting on Monday.
They discussed expanding local production and technology cooperation in defence, building on Poland's use of South Korean K2 tanks, K9 howitzers and Chunmoo rocket launchers.
The countries said they would seek ways to grow their defence industries together.
They also agreed to set up a senior-level government channel to support stable trade and investment and supply chains.
The talks covered cooperation on battery and energy supply chains and ways to increase South Korean companies' involvement in major Polish infrastructure projects, including a new airport link.
A South Korean official also asked Poland to help ensure South Korea is not excluded from local-content requirements under EU economic legislation.
South Korea and Poland agreed to expand cooperation on defence production and technology, and to improve conditions for trade and investment.
The agreement was discussed at the seventh South Korea-Poland Economic Joint Committee in Warsaw on 3 November.
The countries will explore local production and technology cooperation, building on experience with South Korean weapons systems adopted by Poland.
They also discussed supply-chain cooperation in batteries and energy, and greater participation by South Korean companies in major Polish infrastructure projects.
South Korea asked Poland to support its inclusion in regional-content requirements under European Union economic legislation.
- Who
- South Korea and Poland. The delegations were led by economic officials from each country.
- What
- They discussed expanding defence and economic cooperation, including local production, technology cooperation and infrastructure.
- When
- 3 November 2026.
- Where
- Warsaw, Poland.
- Why
- To strengthen cooperation, support stable trade and investment conditions, and improve supply-chain stability.
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South Korea and Poland held the seventh Economic Joint Committee meeting in Warsaw and discussed expanding cooperation.
South Korean official Park Jong-han separately met Polish deputy minister Ignacy Niemczycki and requested support on EU economic legislation.
- Meeting
- Seventh South Korea-Poland Economic Joint Committee
- Date
- 3 November 2026
- Location
- Warsaw, Poland
- South Korean delegation lead
- Park Jong-han, Ministry of Foreign Affairs economic affairs coordinator
- Polish delegation lead
- Michał Baranowski, deputy minister of economic development and technology
- Defence systems cited
- K2 tanks, K9 self-propelled howitzers and Chunmoo systems