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Minister Won Hee-ryong visits Poland for cooperation in reconstruction of Ukraine

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Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong visited Poland in person and started cooperation in reconstruction support for Ukraine.

On the 22nd, Minister Won visited Warsaw, Poland, and announced on the 23rd that he had attended the “International Conference for Reconstruction of Ukraine” jointly held by the private sectors of Korea, Ukraine and Poland.

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The conference was attended by officials from the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, public institutions, private companies, academia, and experts, as well as members of the National Assembly from Ukraine, officials from local governments, and companies.

Minister Won said, “Today’s conference was held for solidarity and support for Ukraine, and I pay respect to the courage of the Ukrainian people.” We will actively support it as a good partner.”

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In addition, Minister Won mentioned Korea’s reconstruction experience, which achieved national reconstruction and economic growth the fastest after escaping from the ravages of war, and said, “Korea’s public institutions with excellent capabilities for rebuilding Ukraine’s infrastructure, such as smart cities and the creation of high-tech transportation networks, etc. The Korean government will actively step in and build bridges so that businesses and businesses can participate.”

Prior to the conference, Minister Won held a breakfast meeting with Ukrainian lawmakers and mayors and vice-mayors to form a consensus on active cooperation between the two countries.

Afterward, Minister Won attended the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Korea Overseas Infrastructure and Urban Development Corporation (KIND) and the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) and met with Zdzisław Sokal, Deputy Commissioner of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency.

Minister Won said, “As the economic cooperation relationship between Korea and Poland has recently been getting closer, I hope that Korean companies will continue to invest in Poland in the future. Through this, we hope to build a strong cooperative relationship with Poland so that Korea can participate in reconstruction.”

Regarding this, Deputy Commissioner Sokal said, “Poland is the first country in Europe to start supporting Ukraine, and the Polish Investment Agency is also working hard to support Ukrainian companies. necessary,” he said.

Meanwhile, on the same day, Minister Won visited the Ukrainian Refugee Support Center located in Warsaw, listened to the current status of aid from UNHCR and International Organization for Migration (IOM) officials, and met with Ukrainian citizens.

In addition, they visited the site of the largest-ever waste incineration plant in Poland, which was being built by POSCO E&C, beating out European companies, inspected the progress, and encouraged field officials.

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Source: Donga

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