{"id":2205478,"date":"2024-06-17T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T23:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2205478"},"modified":"2024-06-17T00:02:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T15:02:20","slug":"south-koreas-defense-chief-aims-to-bolster-ties-with-poland-and-romania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/06\/south-koreas-defense-chief-aims-to-bolster-ties-with-poland-and-romania\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea\u2019s defense chief aims to bolster ties with Poland and Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korea aims to expand defense cooperation with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnd.go.kr\/user\/newsInUserRecord.action?siteId=mnd&amp;page=1&amp;newsId=I_669&amp;newsSeq=I_80510&amp;command=view&amp;id=mnd_020500000000&amp;findStartDate=&amp;findEndDate=&amp;findType=title&amp;findWord=&amp;findOrganSeq=\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romania and Poland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during ROK Defense Minister Shin Won-sik\u2019s visit from Monday to Saturday. Shin will hold bilateral defense meetings with his counterparts, attend the second ROK-Poland Defense and Defense Industry Cooperation Joint Committee, and pay courtesy calls to the Romanian prime minister and president.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the visit, Shin will explore cooperation possibilities on projects of interest to Romania and Poland, such as the Redback, K2 tanks and air defense systems. He will also seek to regularize cooperation between South Korea and Poland through the joint committee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shin\u2019s visit to Poland and Romania aims to expand defense cooperation and exports. In Poland, Shin will likely focus on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/05\/south-korean-arms-deals-at-risk-as-poland-struggles-to-secure-funding\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">providing clarity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> regarding the financing of substantial arms deals, which have faced uncertainty. Meanwhile, his visit to Romania follows a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motie.go.kr\/kor\/article\/ATCL3f49a5a8c\/168804\/view?mno=&amp;pageIndex=36&amp;rowPageC=0&amp;displayAuthor=&amp;searchCategory=0&amp;schClear=on&amp;startDtD=&amp;endDtD=&amp;searchCondition=1&amp;searchKeyword=\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">March meeting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between the two countries\u2019 industry ministers, where South Korea expressed hopes to strengthen defense ties as Romania modernizes its military.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korea likely seeks to expand sales of its Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Eastern Europe. Australia <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/07\/south-koreas-hanwha-chosen-to-supply-redback-ifvs-to-australian-army\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">significantly reduced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> its planned purchase of the vehicles in favor of prioritizing other capabilities last year. Unlike Australia, Eastern European countries are expected to focus on modernizing their ground forces, presenting an opportunity for South Korea to secure new contracts in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/business-economy\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Business &amp; Economy<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/defense-security\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Defense &amp; Security<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/inter-korean-foreign-relations\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea aims to expand defense cooperation with Romania and Poland during ROK Defense Minister Shin Won-sik\u2019s visit from Monday to Saturday. Shin will hold bilateral defense meetings with his counterparts, attend the second ROK-Poland Defense and Defense Industry Cooperation Joint Committee, and pay courtesy calls to the Romanian prime minister and president. 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