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South Korea’s Yoon Departs for Saudi Arabia and Qatar

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee wave before departing from Seoul on the presidential plane Code One for state visits to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Seoul, South Korea, 21 October 2023. (EPA/Yonhap)
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee wave before departing from Seoul on the presidential plane Code One for state visits to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Seoul, South Korea, 21 October 2023. (EPA/Yonhap)
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South Korea’s Yoon Departs for Saudi Arabia and Qatar

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee wave before departing from Seoul on the presidential plane Code One for state visits to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Seoul, South Korea, 21 October 2023. (EPA/Yonhap)
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee wave before departing from Seoul on the presidential plane Code One for state visits to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Seoul, South Korea, 21 October 2023. (EPA/Yonhap)

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol left for Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Saturday to discuss business cooperation as well as to discuss security conditions amid the crisis in the Middle East, his office said.

Yoon, in what would be the first state visit by a South Korean leader, will hold talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday, and will travel to Qatar on Oct. 24-25 for a summit and to attend a business forum.

The state visit takes place roughly a year after Crown Prince Mohammed visited South Korea and discussed cooperation in the areas of energy, defense and infrastructure construction, signing investment pacts worth $30 billion with Korean firms.

Business leaders accompanying President Yoon include Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee, Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair E.S. Chung and the heads of Hanwha, GS, and HD Hyundai conglomerates, according to Yoon's office.

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Saudi Crown Prince Receives Written Message from President of South Africa

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister.
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Saudi Crown Prince Receives Written Message from President of South Africa

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received on Monday a written message from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa concerning relations between their countries.

Undersecretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs for International Multilateral Affairs and General Supervisor of the Public Diplomacy Deputyship Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Rassi accepted the message on behalf of Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah.

Al-Rassi accepted the message during a meeting with special envoy for the president of South Africa Gwen Ramokgopa.

They discussed ways to bolster and expand relations between Saudi Arabia and South Africa in various sectors. They also tackled issues of mutual interest.