
Cho Hyun-ki, left, deputy minister for present capabilities program on the Protection Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), poses with Polish Deputy Protection Minister Pawel Bejda, after the talks in Warsaw, on this photograph supplied by DAPA, Poland, Jan. 20. Yonhap
Senior officers from Korea and Poland have held talks and reaffirmed their dedication to bilateral arms cooperation regardless of Seoul’s martial legislation turmoil, the state arms procurement company stated Tuesday.
Within the talks held in Warsaw final month, Cho Hyun-ki, deputy minister for present capabilities program on the Protection Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) met Polish Deputy Protection Minister Pawel Bejda and confused that Poland is one among Korea’s key companions for arms cooperation, in keeping with DAPA.
They reviewed the implementation of their arms agreements, together with these involving the K2 tank and K9 self-propelled howitzer, and held in-depth discussions on cooperating within the space of upkeep, restore and operations.
„Poland is an important associate for ‚Okay-Protection,‘ and each international locations‘ dedication to cooperation is stable,“ Cho was quoted as saying, vowing to offer full-fledged authorities help for bilateral arms cooperation.
The talks got here as Seoul seeks to finalize its second spherical of contracts to export 820 K2 tanks, manufactured by Hyundai Rotem, to the European nation.
DAPA disclosed final month’s assembly in an obvious effort to ease issues that the political uncertainties following the short-lived martial legislation declaration on Dec. 3 might hinder Seoul’s arms exports bid.
Korea’s protection business collectively signed a framework settlement with Poland for arms exports in July 2022.
This was adopted by the signing of the primary spherical of contracts, valued at $12.4 billion. Since December 2023, particular person contracts beneath the second part of agreements have been steadily executed, beginning with Hanwha Aerospace’s supply of 152 K9 self-propelled howitzer models. (Yonhap)