On Tuesday evening local time, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol unexpectedly declared “emergency martial law,” accusing the main opposition party of aligning with North Korea and exerting control over parliament.
But within hours it had been blocked by the country’s National Assembly.
Taking to X on Tuesday evening, Poland’s defense minister said: “We are monitoring the political situation in South Korea. We are in constant touch with our attaché in Seoul as well as his [South] Korean counterpart in Poland.
“We have received assurances from Deputy Defense Minister Il Sung speaking on behalf of the [South] Korean Defense Ministry, that our cooperation and the implementation of armament contracts is in no way jeopardized.”
In 2022, Poland signed a deal with South Korea for 180 K2 tanks, with half to be manufactured domestically.
Prompted by heightened security concerns following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Poland is also seeking an additional 180 tanks and has also ordered advanced military equipment such as Chunmoo rocket artillery launchers, K9 self-propelled howitzers and FA-50 combat trainer aircraft.