President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to meet Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, the Chief Executive Officer of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, on September 18 to discuss ways to enhance practical cooperation between South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
According to the Blue House, President Yoon will receive Al Mubarak at 2 p.m. at the Blue House. The two leaders will evaluate ongoing collaborations in defense, artificial intelligence (AI), culture, nuclear energy, and space, and discuss future directions for these partnerships.
During the meeting, President Yoon is also expected to convey his regards to UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Al Mubarak is the UAE's designated official overseeing cooperation with South Korea. Prior to the meeting with President Yoon, he will hold a separate discussion and lunch with Kang Hoon-sik, the Chief of Staff to the President.
Kang and Al Mubarak are expected to exchange views on expanding high-level exchanges between the two countries, as well as cooperation in defense, AI, culture, nuclear energy, and space.
Last November, during President Yoon's state visit to the UAE, the two nations agreed to broaden their existing cooperation in energy, nuclear power, and defense to include AI, advanced technology, and culture. A joint declaration was adopted at that time, outlining a vision for a 'century-long partnership' between the two countries.
This meeting marks the first encounter between President Yoon and Al Mubarak since their last meeting at the Blue House on January 15, approximately eight months ago. At that time, President Yoon emphasized the need for tangible results in their cooperative projects, referencing the 'century-long partnership' concept. Following that meeting, the UAE committed to prioritizing the supply of 24 million barrels of crude oil to South Korea amid regional instability in the Middle East.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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