This is the first visit to Viet Nam by a Polish head of government in 16 years. It takes place as Poland actively implements its foreign policy strategy for 2026–2030, which prioritizes promoting socio-economic development through economic diplomacy. The visit reflects the Polish Government’s high regard for Viet Nam, one of Poland’s priority partners in the Indo-Pacific region and a leading partner in ASEAN.
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Poland is a country with considerable potential and influence in politics, economics, culture, science and technology in Central and Eastern Europe. It ranks fifth in the European Union (E.U.) in terms of population and sixth in economic size, and is among the E.U.’s fastest-growing economies. In 2025, Poland’s GDP grew by 3.5% compared with 2024, reaching approximately 1.04 trillion USD, placing the country among the world’s 20 largest economies.
The traditional friendship between Viet Nam and Poland is built on a long history, political trust and substantive cooperation. As one of the first European countries to establish diplomatic relations with Viet Nam, Poland provided significant support and assistance to Viet Nam during its two resistance wars against French colonialists and U.S. imperialists. Poland was the only country to participate in both ceasefire commissions established following the Geneva Accords 1954 and the Paris Peace Accords 1973.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations on February 4, 1950, ties between the two countries have developed positively across various fields. In political and diplomatic affairs, the two sides have maintained mutual trust and fruitful cooperation. Poland regards Viet Nam as its most important partner in Southeast Asia. The two countries regularly exchange delegations at various levels and actively coordinate and support each other at multilateral forums, particularly within the U.N. and ASEAN-E.U. frameworks.
In economic terms, Poland and Viet Nam are each other’s largest trading partners in Central and Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia, respectively. Poland currently has 34 investment projects in Viet Nam, focusing on biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, services and energy. On November 27, 2025, Poland officially ratified the E.U.-Viet Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).
In education and training, Poland trained more than 4,000 Vietnamese scientific personnel and 3,500 technical workers before 1990. Poland currently offers Viet Nam 20 undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships annually. The two sides are considering signing a new agreement on higher education cooperation, under which Poland would increase the number of scholarships awarded to Vietnamese students each year.
Both countries have considerable potential and opportunities to expand cooperation in traditional areas such as trade and investment, science and technology, and agriculture. They also seek to promote cooperation in fields where Poland has strengths and which align with Viet Nam’s development needs, including the green, digital and circular economies, renewable energy and labor. The visit also provides an opportunity to strengthen Viet Nam’s role as a bridge between Poland and ASEAN, and Poland’s role as a bridge between Viet Nam and the E.U., as well as Central and Eastern Europe. During the visit, the two countries’ leaders will discuss measures to promote and enhance bilateral cooperation and exchange views and positions on regional and international issues of mutual concern.
The invitation extended by the Vietnamese Prime Minister to his Polish counterpart, Donald Tusk, for an official visit is aimed at implementing the foreign policy outlined at the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and the Politburo’s resolutions. It also reaffirms Viet Nam’s consistent guideline of attaching importance to and seeking to strengthen relations with traditional friends, including Poland.
We are confident that Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s visit will be a success, contributing to the increasingly substantive and effective development of Viet Nam–Poland relations and paving the way for a brighter future.
Translated by Quynh Oanh