S.Korean Prez returns after 3-nation trip


Seoul, Jan 22 (IANS): South Korean President Moon Jae-in returned home on Saturday from a three-nation trip to the Middle East, where bolstering economic and defence cooperation was high on the agenda.

In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), South Korea signed a preliminary deal to sell Seoul's midrange surface-to-air missiles to the Persian Gulf nation, in the latest sign of deepening defence cooperation between the two nations, reports Yonhap News Agency.

The deal was signed after Moon held talks with UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in Dubai.

In Riyadh, Moon held talks with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman agreed to work together in areas related to the hydrogen economy.

During the talks, Seoul and Riyadh signed preliminary deals to jointly develop green hydrogen, which is produced from renewable energy sources, especially solar and wind, and jointly build a hydrogen ecosystem.

Moon also held talks with Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf in Riyadh, and they agreed to resume their free trade negotiations in the first quarter of this year.

In Cairo, Moon held summit talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and agreed to conduct a joint feasibility study on a bilateral free trade agreement.

If realized, an FTA with Egypt would mark South Korea's first free trade pact with an African country.

Bilateral trade between South Korea and Egypt has been on the rise in recent years and stood at $2.3 billion last year.

 

  

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