South Korean President Moon Jae-in (L) and United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum hold talks at the World Exposition in Dubai on Jan. 16, 2022. (Yonhap)
CAIRO, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in used the just-ended, three-nation swing through the Middle East to forge deeper cooperation with the region in the fields of clean energy and defense.
In every stop of the eight-day trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Moon pitched for cooperation in the field of hydrogen, which he believes will become a key energy source in the era of carbon neutrality.
Also, Moon tried to boost defense cooperation with the Arab and African nations.
And his push yielded tangible results.
Under the biggest single arms contract South Korea has ever won abroad, Seoul signed a preliminary deal with the UAE to…
Moon Forges Deeper Ties in Clean Energy, Defense During Middle East Trip
