January 12, 2022
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President Moon to use Middle East trip to explore business opportunities

President Moon Jae-in will use his trip to the Middle East later this week to explore opportunities for South Korean businesses in hydrogen, defence and other industries…reports Asian Lite News

Moon is set to depart on Saturday for an eight-day trip to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Yonhap news agency reported.

“The three nations are our traditional friendly states in the Middle East and Arab world and strategically important countries that play a key role for stable global energy supply chains and maritime logistics,” the senior official told reporters.

On the first leg of the trip, Moon will visit the UAE from Sunday and attend a bilateral business roundtable on cooperation in the hydrogen industry before meeting with the country’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, according to the official.

During the talks, Moon plans to discuss cooperation in hydrogen, climate change and space.

The same day, the president is scheduled to attend a “Day of Korea” ceremony at the Expo 2020 Dubai and campaign to bring the international event to South Korea’s southeastern city of Busan in 2030.

On Monday, Moon plans to deliver a keynote address on carbon neutrality at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and hold a summit meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on ways to deepen bilateral cooperation on climate change, national security, defence and public health.

South Korea has previously said it is pushing to sell its mid-range surface-to-air missiles known as M-SAM to the UAE.

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After the UAE, Moon will visit Saudi Arabia on January 18-19 to hold talks with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and to attend a business forum.

In Riyadh, Moon plans to announce the start of free trade agreement negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council.

The six countries that comprise the GCC supply 68 per cent of South Korea’s crude oil imports.

On January 20-21, Moon will visit Egypt for summit talks with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and attend a roundtable on eco-friendly businesses.

The two sides plan to agree to launch joint research into a bilateral free trade agreement, South Korea’s first with an African state.

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