Lee sees UAE as 'base camp' for S. Korea's economic footholds in Middle East
ABU DHABI — President Lee Jae Myung expressed his hope for stronger bilateral economic cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, saying that the country could play a role as a "base camp" for South Korea's efforts to forge and strengthen its economic footholds in the Middle East. Lee made the remarks during a meeting with Korean residents in the UAE after he arrived in the country earlier in the day for a three-day state visit. He is set to have summit talks with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday. "As we need to make our (economic) inroads into Africa, Europe and the Middle East, the UAE could play a role as a base camp (for South Korea) in the Middle East," he said. "With the two countries joining hands, we will surely open a new path for shared prosperity." Lee said that the bilateral relationship should go beyond that of "brotherly nations" to develop into an "economic community" in which the two nations work together on research and production and make economic inroads together into third-country markets. The president pointed out that the two countries have comWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times
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