Lee expresses hope to expand cooperation with UAE in AI, renewable energy

ABU DHABI — President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday that South Korea aims to deepen cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in strategic areas, such as artificial intelligence (AI), renewable energy and advanced technologies, with the goal of becoming one of the UAE's major economic partners. Lee, who is currently in Abu Dhabi, said in a written interview with UAE newspaper Aletihad that he hopes his state visit will lay the foundation for a "new centennial phase" in bilateral ties by expanding cooperation beyond traditional sectors, such as trade, the defense industry, nuclear power and energy, and into future-oriented fields. Lee highlighted Korean chip makers' critical role in the global supply chain and partnerships with global players, such as U.S. tech giant OpenAI, expressing hope for closer cooperation with the UAE to foster its AI ecosystem. "As a leading global producer of memory chips, Korea is a strategic partner capable of providing the advanced AI-memory chips the UAE needs," Lee said in the English-language interview. "Korean companies are expected to play a signifWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times