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On the 13th (local time), President Yoon Suk-yeol solidified the economic cooperation will between South Korea and Poland by consecutively meeting with the Polish Prime Minister and the Speakers of the Sejm and Senate following the Korea-Poland summit. President Yoon delivered the message of 'expanding strategic industry cooperation' to them, and Polish officials also expressed their expectations for enhanced exchanges. As President Yoon and President Andrzej Duda agreed during their summit to expand trade and investment cooperation, tangible economic effects are expected to materialize rapidly.

On the 13th (local time), President Yoon and Polish President Andrzej Duda held a Korea-Poland summit at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, and signed three agreements including ▲Trade and Investment Promotion Framework (TIPF) ▲transport infrastructure development cooperation ▲Ukraine reconstruction cooperation. President Yoon stated, "The two leaders agreed to continuously provide necessary government-level support to further expand trade and investment cooperation between the two countries."

President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is on an official visit to Poland, is having a conversation with Mateusz Morawiecki, the Prime Minister of Poland, at the Prime Minister's Office in Warsaw on the 13th (local time).
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TIPF targets countries without a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or those of strategic importance in terms of industrial and supply chain cooperation. South Korea has signed TIPFs with the UAE, the Dominican Republic, Hungary, Bahrain, and now Poland as the fifth country. The Korea-Poland TIPF, led by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of Korea and the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of Poland, focuses on ▲promoting supply chain cooperation ▲developing joint projects between companies ▲facilitating trade by removing trade barriers ▲promoting exchange and cooperation among businesspeople, engineers, and experts ▲encouraging participation in exhibitions and international fairs in both countries.

The Korea-Poland Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on transport infrastructure development cooperation centers on ▲enhancing cooperation in transport infrastructure development in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe ▲promoting cooperation in developing transport corridors in Central and Eastern Europe ▲activating high-level exchanges ▲sharing information. Through this MOU, the Korean government is expected to establish an institutional foundation to participate in overall transport infrastructure development not only in Poland but also in Central and Eastern Europe. Korean companies are also anticipated to participate in the construction project of Poland’s new airport high-speed railway during this process.

It is also notable that President Duda directly mentioned areas for expanding cooperation with Korea on this day. President Duda said, "Infrastructure cooperation such as the central transport hub and high-speed railway construction is underway, and now the number of air routes between Korea and Poland will also be increased," adding, "I believe this will expand not only business but also tourism." He also mentioned, "We are in discussions to export Polish agricultural and livestock products to the Korean market," and "I had many conversations with President Yoon about cooperation in the energy sector and cutting-edge technology fields."

President Yoon also held successive meetings with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the Speakers of the Sejm and Senate to convey the will for bilateral cooperation. In his meeting with Prime Minister Morawiecki, President Yoon presented promising areas for expanding cooperation between Korea and Poland, including nuclear power, energy, infrastructure, and Ukraine reconstruction projects, and said, "Let us double our joint efforts to expand cooperation." He also requested cooperation to resolve management difficulties faced by Korean companies operating in Poland.

At the Polish Parliament building, President Yoon met consecutively with Tomasz Grodzki, Speaker of the Senate, and El?bieta Witek, Speaker of the Sejm, to discuss expanding trade and investment and enhancing human exchanges between the two countries. President Yoon emphasized to Speaker Grodzki, who is a medical doctor, that "Korea has world-class competitiveness in epidemic response and healthcare services," and Speaker Grodzki responded, "I hope to closely cooperate with Korea in the healthcare sector, which has become even more important after COVID-19."

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