Deputy Prime Minister W. Kosiniak-Kamysz and Shin Won-sik, Minister of Defense of South Korea, took place at the Representative Center of the Ministry of National Defense met in Pruszków on June 20 2024.

“Why is cooperation with South Korea strategic? Because South Korea already delivers equipment to Poland. This is an FA-50 aircraft, these are Chunmoo launchers, K9 howitzers and K2 tanks. All these types of equipment are already in Poland. Minister Paweł Bejda in South Korea signed a contract for further Chunmoo launchers delivery under umbrella of HOMAR-K program and they will come to Poland. Product’s polonization of the is very important to us. For us, this is keeping an election promise that 50% of production and purchases for the Polish Armed Forces will take place on the territory of the Republic of Poland. "It cannot be fulfilled solely with your own plants, but with investments comingto Poland"

- emphasized the head of the Ministry of National Defense.

The delegation's talks concerned, among others, cooperation in the military sphere, in particular in the defense and armaments’ field. The ministers co-chaired a meeting of the joint ministerial committee on bilateral cooperation in the field of defense and armament industry.

During the meeting, the Korean Peninsula stabilization activities and prospects for cooperation developement and fostering of military relations between the two countries were also discussed.

“We have full confirmation of our will to cooperate. (…) Of course, preparing the production line, technology preparation and adaptation to Polish environment takes time. Unfortunately, we have inherited major delays in this area, but we are making up for it. I want it to be as soon as possible. I am very happy with such a forward-leaning declaration by the Minister of the Republic of Korea, who said that any problem with our companies, with the information sharing will be solved immediately. It meets our expectations. This was the goal we have set for us prior to today's visit - confirmation of contracts, their feasibility and timeliness as well as transfer of technology to Poland"

- noted Deputy Prime Minister W. Kosiniak-Kamysz after the meeting.

As Deputy Minister Paweł Bejda noted after the talks, the discussion concerned not only Korean equipment purchased for the Polish Armed Forces, but also the offer of the Polish armament industry.

“Today we talked with Defense Minister Shin Won-sik, among others, about financing military equipment purchased in South Korea for the Polish Armed Forces, but importantly, we have also presented the offer of the Polish armament industry of possible interest for  the Korean side"

-noted the deputy minister.