Poland–Vietnam relations

Polish–Vietnamese relations

Poland
Vietnam

Poland–Vietnam relations refers to the current and historical relations between Poland and Vietnam. Poland has an embassy in Hanoi and Vietnam has an embassy in Warsaw.

The relationship is characterized special due to historical commons although they are not close geographically. Poland and Vietnam both have long historical struggles against foreign invaders, mostly from Russia and China, which was embraced from a Vietnamese poem My dear, Poland[1] of Vietnamese poet Tố Hữu who had visited Poland once in his life. Although both operate two different political systems, as Poland is a post-communist free-market democratic republic, while Vietnam is an one-party communist authoritarian regime embarking market capitalism, relationship is still going excellent.

History

While two countries have little connection due to distinct geographical position, both Poland and Vietnam were accredited for having defeated two powerful empires in their respective histories, the Ottoman and Mongol empires and saved each continents from the threats of these empires. Both were also led by popular, charismatic and revered figures, John III Sobieski and Trần Hưng Đạo to the victories against two powerful empires.

In 1946, the future founder of Israel, a Polish Jew, David Ben-Gurion, met Hồ Chí Minh in Paris. His desire of establishing Israel and the historical impression from Ho to Poland was considered as the first unofficial tie between Vietnam and Poland.

Official diplomatic relations were established in 1950.[2] Janusz Lewandowski, representative of Polish delegation during the Geneva Accords at 1954, had protested the idea of separating Vietnam into two parts that proposed by the Government of newly-established People's Republic of China.

Poland–Vietnam relations grew from the 1950s and 1980s student exchange programs, during which time both Poland and Vietnam were socialist republics under the grasp of the Soviet Union.[3][4] Both states were members of Comecon.

During the Vietnam War, Polish diplomats in North Vietnam collaborated with Italian diplomats in South Vietnam in order to seek peace and end the Vietnam War, which was known as Operation Marigold.

Cultural relations

The 10th-Anniversary Stadium has been called the center of the Vietnamese-Polish community.[5] The Vietnamese community is also served by a number of non-governmental organizations, run by the community itself.[6]

The Vietnamese-Polish High School in Hanoi was named in honor of relationship between Vietnam and Poland. Also in Hanoi, the Marie Curie High School was named in honor of the famous Polish woman scientist.

State visits

From Poland [7]

  • President of Poland in 1999
  • Prime Minister of Poland in 2005
  • President Andrzej Duda's visit to Vietnam in 2017[8]

From Vietnam [7]

  • Prime Minister of Vietnam in 1997
  • President of Vietnam in 2003
  • Prime Minister in 2007

Development assistance

In 2015, Poland offered Vietnam 250 million Euros of development assistance. [2]

Migration

There has been significant migration of Vietnamese people to Poland estimated to be between 30,000-40,000 forming the largest non European migrant community in Poland.

Following the Polish transition to a capitalist economy in 1990, and the reforms of Vietnam at 1986, Poland became a more attractive immigration destination for the Vietnamese people, in particular, small entrepreneurs; this triggered a second, larger wave of Vietnamese immigrants to Poland.[4][9] Many began as vendors in the open air market bazaar at the 10th-Anniversary Stadium selling clothes or cheap food; as of 2005, there were between 1,100 and 1,200 Vietnamese-owned stands in the area.[10][11] As of 2002 in Warsaw there were an estimated 500 Vietnamese restaurants, mostly serving fast food.[10]

References

  1. ↑ My dear, Poland, Le Van Hieu (in Vietnamese)
  2. 1 2 http://www.vir.com.vn/poland-vietnam-65-years-of-friendship-and-cooperation.html
  3. ↑ Grzymala-Kazlowska 2002, p. 6
  4. 1 2 Nowicka, p.216-217
  5. ↑ Grzymala-Kazlowska 2002, pp. 7–8
  6. ↑ Grzymala-Kazlowska 2002, p. 8
  7. 1 2 http://www.vietnamembassy-poland.org/en/nr070521165956/news_object_view?newsPath=/vnemb.vn/cn_vakv/euro/nr040819110934/ns070919142436 Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ "Polish President begins state visit to Vietnam". VOV news, 27 November 2017
  9. ↑ Grzymala-Kazlowska 2002, pp. 6–7
  10. 1 2 Grzymala-Kazlowska 2002, p. 7
  11. ↑ Bartoszewicz, Dariusz; Kwaśniewski, Tomasz (2005-10-06), "Wietnamczycy – czym zajmują się w Warszawie", Gazeta Stołeczna, retrieved 2009-06-02 (in Polish)
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