South Korea, Uae Heads Agree to Expand Economic Cooperation

The leaders of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed Wednesday to further develop the countries' relationship and expand their economic cooperation to agriculture, clean energy and information and communication technology.

In a summit held at South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, President Moon Jae-in and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan noted that the countries' bilateral relations have steadily improved since they established a special strategic partnership last year.

The de facto UAE leader arrived here Tuesday on a two-day official visit. His trip began with a brief visit to a production facility of Samsung Electronics, followed by a social dinner hosted by President Moon at Cheong Wa Dae.

"I am pleased to see cooperation between the two countries expanding to various areas since we two leaders agreed to upgrade the countries' relationship into a special strategic partnership in March last year," President Moon said at the start of their bilateral summit, according to Cheong Wa Dae pool reports.

"As a result, the UAE became the largest destination of our exports, construction projects and the most frequently visited nation in the Middle East last year," the president added.

Moon called for efforts to further expand the countries' bilateral cooperation to nonconventional areas.

"I wish to expand the countries' cooperation to new technologies and new industrial sectors that will prepare the countries for the fourth industrial revolution, such as 5G, information-communication technology, artificial...