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The orders included &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/09\/17\/poland-inks-deal-for-fa-50-light-attack-aircraft-from-south-korea\/\"><u>FA-50<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;light attack aircraft, K9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2023\/12\/04\/polands-outgoing-defense-chief-drops-26-billion-on-hanwha-howitzers\/\"><u>howitzers<\/u><\/a>, K2 Black Panther tanks, and K239 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/10\/14\/poland-to-buy-hundreds-of-s-korean-chunmoo-multiple-rocket-launchers\/\"><u>Chunmoo<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;multi-barreled missile launchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deliveries began last year, but the majority of the units covered by framework deals are subject to a second loan to be provided to Poland by South Korea\u2019s financial institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon taking office in December, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk quickly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2024\/01\/03\/polish-pm-flags-wrinkle-in-multibillion-dollar-arms-buy-from-skorea\/\"><u>declared<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;there was a \u201cproblem\u201d with the loan Seoul was expected to provide to Warsaw, as officials began to scrutinize the preceding Cabinet\u2019s defense acquisitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, decision-makers in Seoul are readying for the April 10 parliamentary election, and the campaign is delaying legislative work required to pave the way for the provision of a second loan to Poland, local observers say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The state-run Export\u2013Import Bank of Korea, which is the country\u2019s official export credit agency, has almost reached its lending cap as a result of last year\u2019s string of major arms deals with Warsaw. For the bank to be able to provide another loan to Poland that could cover pending purchases, South Korean lawmakers need to amend relevant legislation before the National Assembly\u2019s term concludes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ju Hyung Kim, a researcher at the Seoul-based Security Management Institute, told Defense News that South Korean lawmakers seem to share an understanding that the legislation requires a revision to prevent defense contracts awarded by Poland from getting canceled by its government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHowever, within the National Assembly, there are voices suggesting that this law overly concentrates on a particular country, Poland, and a specific industry, defense,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A victory of South Korea\u2019s conservative, ruling People Power Party could push legislative work necessary for the provision of a second loan, but it will not eliminate all the challenges that could hamper the two countries\u2019 cooperation, according to the researcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile the outcome of the general election could potentially increase the likelihood of the law being passed, assuming the conservative party prevails in the April election, there are no guarantees that it will be easily approved even after the election. 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