Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yeol to Visit Poland and France Early Next Month... "Supporting Defense Industry Cooperation"

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yeol will visit Poland and France from April 4 to 8.

Cho Tae-yeol, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Photo by Yonhap News

On the 27th, Lee Jae-woong, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated at a regular briefing, "A Korea-Poland foreign ministers' meeting is scheduled for March 5." This marks the first official visit of a Korean foreign minister to Poland in 18 years. During the visit, Minister Cho plans to pay a courtesy call on Polish President Andrzej Duda and hold talks with Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.

In 2022, Korea signed a comprehensive defense contract worth approximately $44.2 billion with Poland. Minister Cho's visit aims to diplomatically support the follow-up implementation of this agreement, and a delegation from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration will accompany him. The schedule also includes an inspection of the Minsk Mazowiecki Air Base and meetings with local Korean business representatives.

Additionally, the two ministers are expected to exchange views on the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the Russia-Ukraine war, and other international affairs, the spokesperson added.

Following his visit to Poland, Minister Cho will visit France on April 7 to hold the 5th Korea-France Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue with Foreign Minister Jean-No?l Barrot. They will review cooperation in strategic fields such as defense, space, and artificial intelligence (AI), and discuss international issues including the Korean Peninsula situation.

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