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Poland recognized the DPRK on 16 October 1948 as the sole legitimate government of the whole
Poland maintains its embassy in Pyongyang and DPRK maintains its embassy in Warsaw. , The Republic of Poland and DPRK have signed 16 bilateral treaties, 12 as the
Poland–North Korean relations ( ko, 뽈스까공화국-조선민주주의인민공화국관계) are foreign relations between
World Service Poll, only 5% of Poles view North Korea's influence positively, with 68% expressing a negative view.
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
and North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
.
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
is one of the few countries that maintain diplomatic and limited trading (fishing) relations with Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
North Korea maintains an embassy in Warsaw
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, and Poland in Pyongyang
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. , the North Korean ambassador is Il Choe.
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Poland recognized the DPRK on 16 October 1948 as the sole legitimate government of the whole Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
, when both countries had Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...
-installed communist regimes. From June 1956 until 1993, Poland remained part of the NNSC (Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
The Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) was established by the Korean Armistice Agreement signed 27 July 1953, declaring an armistice in the Korean War. It is, with the Military Armistice Commission, part of the mechanism regulating the r ...
) named by the DPRK and Chinese Volunteers to carry out inspections and investigations as part of the armistice agreement. When Poland and Czechoslovakia
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ceased to be communist, the Korean People's Army
The Korean People's Army (KPA; ) is the military force of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). Under the '' Songun'' policy, it is the central institution of North Korean society. Currently, WPK General S ...
took over the camps and expelled the Poles and Czechs. In 1989, Poland lost its status as a "friend" and its privileged position in contacts with the DPRK. Despite the change from communism to capitalism in Poland in 1989 and Poland's establishing relations with South Korea, relations between Poland and DPRK remain at a fair level.
Poland also provides North Korea with small grants in farming equipment and medicine.
Trade relations
From 1967 economic relations between the two countries were maintained at the symbolic level of trade and sailing co-operation (the Polish-Korean company CHOPOL Sp. z.o.o. owned one ship). The value of trade in 2007 was million, including Polish exports at million: * Polish exports: million * Polish imports: million The most important goods exported by Poland were meats and other food products, mechanical and electronic tools as well as clothing products. After a period of inactivity the company was liquidated in 2018.Diplomatic relations
Poland maintains its embassy in Pyongyang and DPRK maintains its embassy in Warsaw. , The Republic of Poland and DPRK have signed 16 bilateral treaties, 12 as the Polish People's Republic
The Polish People's Republic ( pl, Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1947 to 1989 as the predecessor of the modern Republic of Poland. With a population of approximately 37.9 million ne ...
and 4 as the Republic of Poland.
Official visits between the countries
Polish visits to North Korea: * 1986 - ChairmanWojciech Jaruzelski
Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski (; 6 July 1923 – 25 May 2014) was a Polish military officer, politician and ''de facto'' leader of the Polish People's Republic from 1981 until 1989. He was the First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party b ...
* 2007 - Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (political consultations)
* 2004 - Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (political consultations)
* 2001 - Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (political consultations)
Korean visits to Poland:
* 1956 - Premier Kim il Sung
* 1984 - President Kim il Sung
* 2008 - Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK (political consultations)
See also
* Koreans in Poland * Poland–South Korea relationsReferences
Further reading
* {{DEFAULTSORT:North Korea-Poland relationsPoland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
Bilateral relations of Poland