President Moon holds summit talks with Slovakia and Poland... "Cooperation on nuclear power, defense industry, and infrastructure" (Comprehensive)

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President Moon Jae-in, on a state visit to Hungary, held successive summit talks on the 4th (local time) with Eduard Heger, Prime Minister of Slovakia, and Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Poland, discussing ways to diversify cooperation in the fields of nuclear power, defense, and infrastructure.

Taking advantage of the 2nd Korea-Visegrad Group (V4) Summit held in Hungary, President Moon held a summit with Prime Minister Heger of Slovakia and broadly discussed key issues of mutual interest in bilateral relations, including ▲development of a strategic partnership and ▲ways to expand practical cooperation.

Both leaders evaluated that since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1993, Korea and Slovakia have continuously developed a friendly cooperative relationship across political, economic, and cultural fields. Prime Minister Heger welcomed the fact that Korean companies with excellent technological capabilities have entered Slovakia’s automotive and electronics sectors, fostering mutually beneficial cooperation.

President Moon expressed hope that cooperation could be further expanded as Korean companies participate in various infrastructure projects such as the modernization of Slovak airports, and both leaders agreed to work together to diversify cooperation into areas including nuclear power, defense, and infrastructure.

Currently, 128 Korean companies, including Samsung Electronics, Kia Motors, and Samsung LCD factories, have established operations in Slovakia.

President Moon expressed gratitude for Slovakia’s active support last year in allowing exceptional entry of Korean businesspeople and the return of Korean nationals amid the rapid spread of COVID-19, and evaluated the joint response to the crisis through cooperation on diagnostic kits and medical supplies.

Subsequently, President Moon also held a summit with Prime Minister Morawiecki of Poland to discuss ways to expand practical cooperation.

Prime Minister Morawiecki welcomed the active presence of many Korean companies in Poland, not only in manufacturing but also in advanced industries such as electric vehicle batteries, and President Moon expressed hope to diversify practical cooperation between the two countries comprehensively into infrastructure, nuclear power, defense, and other sectors.

President Moon also requested the Polish government’s attention and support to ensure the smooth continuation of economic activities by Korean companies in Poland, and expressed gratitude for Poland’s active support last year in allowing exceptional entry of Korean businesspeople and the return of Korean nationals amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Both leaders agreed to closely cooperate to ensure that essential human exchanges between the two countries are not interrupted in the event of future crises such as emerging infectious diseases.

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