Changwon Special City and Poznan City of Poland Sign International Friendship Agreement ... Foundation for Exchange Established

Mayor Hong Nampyo Actively Engages in International Exchange Across Defense Industry, Economy, Culture, and Education

Changwon City in Gyeongnam announced on the 11th that Hong Nam-pyo, Mayor of Changwon, and Jacek Jaskowiak, Mayor of Pozna?, Poland, signed an international sister city agreement at the Pozna? City Hall.

Changwon and Pozna? are representative defense industry cities of South Korea and Poland, respectively. Through this agreement, they have decided to strengthen their strategic partnership and work together for mutual development and shared prosperity.

The signing ceremony held on the 9th began with greetings from the two mayors, followed by a promotional video viewing, signing of the agreement, and discussions on cooperation plans.

Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam, and Jacek Jaskowiak, Mayor of Poznan, are signing.

Pozna? is the capital of the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship located in west-central Poland and is the fifth largest city in Poland. It is also home to the company ‘WZM,’ which signed a consortium implementation agreement with Hyundai Rotem in March for the Polish version of the K2PL tank.

Following President Yoon Suk-yeol’s visit to Poland in July, cooperation between South Korea and Poland has become more active, especially in national strategic industries such as defense and nuclear power. This international sister city agreement between local governments adds further significance. It is expected that exchanges will become more active not only between large corporations but also among small and medium-sized enterprises in both countries through this agreement.

Mayor Hong stated, “For industrial and economic exchanges between the two countries to be activated, it is important to establish cooperation systems not only at the central government level but also between cities and chambers of commerce,” adding, “Today’s international sister city agreement between the two cities is very meaningful.”

In response, Jacek Jaskowiak, Mayor of Pozna?, expressed his pleasure at beginning friendly exchanges with Changwon, a representative defense industry city of South Korea, and hoped that the cooperation and exchange relationship between the two cities would become even stronger.

Meanwhile, Mayor Hong has been visiting Poland since the 5th to promote defense and international medical cooperation. At the recent MSPO International Defense Industry Exhibition, he toured the Hanwha Aerospace booth with Polish President Andrzej Duda and the Polish Minister of National Defense, and received briefings on key Korean defense weapons such as the K-2 tank from Hyundai Rotem officials.

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