The Polish Embassy hosted a National Day celebration on Wednesday with a delegation led by the country’s minister for agriculture and rural development.

Minister Marek Sawicki joined the event in Seoul to commemorate the ratification of the first Polish constitution, which took place on May 3, 1791. The constitution was t he first in Europe and second in the world after the American Declaration of Independence.

Polish Ambassador Krzysztof Majka said that the constitution had helped guide his country through several wars. The turbulent period in history even saw Poland wiped off the European map for 123 years from 1795.

“Now, Poland is a modern and dynamic country full of lifetime opportunities for young people willing to get a quality education, enhance knowledge, improve skills and boost experience, “Majka said. “There are prompt sets of data showing that a good trend of Polish economy is being continued.”

This March, the OECD named Poland the best GDP growth performer since 2007.

And Majka said that his government considers Korea one of its most important political and economic partners.

“Poland has become an important manufacturing hub in Europe for the Korean companies and Korea is one of the largest direct investors in Poland,” he said.

Mutual trade between Poland and Korea has increased 35-fold over the last 20 years to reach $4.5 billion in 2011, from just $125 million in 1989.

Poland now has streets with names such as: ‘Korea Street, Seoul Street, LG Electronics Street and LG Street’ following increased engagement with Korea.