Poland–North Korea relations
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Poland
is one of the few countries that maintain diplomatic and limited trading (fishing) relations with Democratic People's Republic of Korea
. Relations between the two countries began on 16 October 1948.
North Korea maintains an embassy in Warsaw
, and Poland in Pyongyang
. The current North Korean ambassador is Kim Pyong Il, the current Polish ambassador is Edward Pietrzyk
.
) named by the DPRK and Chinese Volunteers as part of the armistice agreement. When communism fell in Poland and Czechoslovakia, KPA
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 the fair level.
Poland also provides North Korea with small grants in farming equipment, medicine etc.
The most important goods exported by Poland were meats and other food products, mechanical and electronic tools as well as clothing products.
As of 2009, Republic of Poland and DPRK signed 16 bilateral treaties, 12 as People's Republic of Poland
and 4 as Republic of Poland
Signature date: 1953-05-08
Signature date: 1956-05-11
Signature date: 1966-09-28
Signature date: 1972-10-04
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Signature date: 1978-08-28
Signature date: 1982-08-03
Signature date: 1982-08-03
Signature date: 1986-03-27
Signature date: 1986-10-30
Signature date: 1986-09-28
Signature date: 1987-02-11
Signature date: 1992-05-12
Signature date: 1992-05-12
Signature date: 1997-10-02
Signature date: 2007-02-01
Korean visits in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
is one of the few countries that maintain diplomatic and limited trading (fishing) relations with Democratic People's Republic of Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
. Relations between the two countries began on 16 October 1948.
North Korea maintains an embassy in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, and Poland in Pyongyang
Pyongyang
Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
. The current North Korean ambassador is Kim Pyong Il, the current Polish ambassador is Edward Pietrzyk
Edward Pietrzyk
Generał broni Edward Pietrzyk is a Polish military officer, diplomat and general in the Polish Army. A former commander-in-chief of the Polish Land Forces, he was appointed to be Poland's ambassador to Iraq in April 2007....
.
Overview
From June 1956 until 1993 Poland remained part of the NNSC (Neutral Nations Supervisory CommissionNeutral Nations Supervisory Commission
The Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission was established by the Korean Armistice Agreement signed July 27, 1953, ending the Korean War...
) named by the DPRK and Chinese Volunteers as part of the armistice agreement. When communism fell in Poland and Czechoslovakia, KPA
Korean People's Army
The Korean People's Army , also known as the Inmin Gun, are the military forces of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Kim Jong-il is the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army and Chairman of the National Defence Commission...
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 the fair level.
Poland also provides North Korea with small grants in farming equipment, medicine etc.
Trade relations
Economic relations between the two countries are currently maintained at the symbolic level of trade and sailing co-operation (Polish-Korean company CHOPOL Sp. z.o.o. owning one ship). Value of trade in 2007 was 15.207 million USD, including Polish export at 0.507 million USD:- Polish export: 0.507 million USD
- Polish import: 14.7 million USD
The most important goods exported by Poland were meats and other food products, mechanical and electronic tools as well as clothing products.
Diplomatic relations
Poland maintains its embassy in Pyongyang and DPRK maintains its embassy in Warsaw.As of 2009, Republic of Poland and DPRK signed 16 bilateral treaties, 12 as People's Republic of Poland
People's Republic of Poland
The People's Republic of Poland was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990. Although the Soviet Union took control of the country immediately after the liberation from Nazi Germany in 1944, the name of the state was not changed until eight years later...
and 4 as Republic of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
As Communist Poland
- Agreement between the Government of the Polish People's Republic and the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on creation of Polish Red Cross hospital in Korea
Signature date: 1953-05-08
- Agreement on cultural cooperation between the Government of the Polish People's Republic and the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Signature date: 1956-05-11
- Protocol between the Government of the Polish People's Republic and the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea concerning the amendment to article 4 of the Agreement on Cultural Cooperation, signed at Pyongyang on 11 May 1956.
Signature date: 1966-09-28
- Agreement between the Government of the Polish People's Republic and the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on the establishment of the Consultative Commission for Economic, Scientific and Technical Matters
Signature date: 1972-10-04
- Agreement between Governments of the Polish People's Republic and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on mutual granting rights to use of lots designated for construction of embassy buildings
Signature date: 1966-05-10
- Protocol partial amending the Agreement between Governments of the Polish People's Republic and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on mutual granting rights to use of lots designated for construction of embassy buildings
Signature date: 1977-05-30
- Agreement between the Government of the Polish People's Republic and the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on air services
Signature date: 1978-08-28
- Consular Convention between the Polish People's Republic and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Signature date: 1982-08-03
- Consular Convention between the Polish People's Republic and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Signature date: 1982-08-03
- Agreement between the Government of the Polish People's Republic and the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on cooperation in production of MI-2 helicopters in Korea
Signature date: 1986-03-27
- Agreement between the Government of the Polish People's Republic and the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on deliveries of goods and payments of thereto related produce of MI-8 helicopters
Signature date: 1986-10-30
- Agreement between the People's Republic of Poland and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on legal assistance in civil, family and criminal matters.
Signature date: 1986-09-28
- Agreement between the Government of the Polish People's Republic and the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on conversion of the Korean-Polish Maritime Brokering Company into the Korean-Polish Shipping Company - a Joint Stock Limited Liability
Signature date: 1987-02-11
As the Republic of Poland
- Trade and Payment Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Signature date: 1992-05-12
- Protocol between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on regulation of mutual obligations in clearing rubles in payment relations due to the alteration of the convertible currency payments from 1 January 1991
Signature date: 1992-05-12
- Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on co-operation of fisheries
Signature date: 1997-10-02
- Protocol between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on validity of bilateral international agreements in relations between the Republic of Poland and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Signature date: 2007-02-01
Official visits between the countries
Polish visits to North Korea:- 2007 - vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland (political consultations)
- 2004 - vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland (political consultations)
- 2001 - vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland (political consultations)
Korean visits in Poland
- 2008 - vice minister of foreign affairs of DPRK (political consultations)