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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk formally elevated bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership on Monday, placing defence cooperation at the heart of the upgraded relationship. The announcement, made during high-level talks at Seoul's presidential Blue House, signals a deepening alliance that extends well beyond conventional arms deals.
President Lee highlighted how South Korean-made military hardware — including K2 battle tanks, K9 self-propelled howitzers, FA-50 light-attack aircraft, and Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers — is already actively defending Polish territory. He emphasized that the partnership goes further than equipment supply, encompassing joint production, advanced technology transfers, and comprehensive military training programs.
Prime Minister Tusk reinforced the significance of the relationship by describing South Korea as Poland's most important ally after the United States, particularly in the defence sector. He pledged to personally oversee the expansion of defence cooperation between both nations, framing the upgraded partnership as a shared responsibility to contribute to global peace and international stability.
The foundation for this burgeoning alliance was laid in 2022, when both countries signed a landmark $44.2 billion defence framework agreement. Since then, major South Korean defence manufacturers, including Hanwha Aerospace and Hyundai Rotem, have secured multi-billion-dollar follow-up contracts to deliver tanks, missile launchers, and other advanced military systems — with provisions for local production on Polish soil.
Poland's drive to rapidly modernize its armed forces, accelerated by Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, has positioned South Korea as one of Warsaw's leading defence suppliers in recent years.
Beyond defence, both leaders confirmed plans to broaden cooperation across energy supply chains, infrastructure development, science and technology, advanced industries, space exploration, and people-to-people exchanges — cementing a multidimensional partnership built for long-term strategic alignment.
