ABU DHABI (WAM)

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Lee Jae-myung, President of the Republic of Korea, Tuesday witnessed the exchange of several memoranda of understanding and agreements aimed at strengthening the Special Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

The exchange took place during the state visit of the Korean President to the UAE.

The agreements were exchanged during an official ceremony held at Qasr Al Watan and included the following:

1- Strategic Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Framework: Exchanged by Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority, and Bae Kyung-hoon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea

2- Memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence: Exchanged by Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak and Bae Kyung-hoon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea

3- Cooperation project between the UAE Space Agency (UAESA) and the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA): Exchanged by Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, UAE Minister of Sports and Chairman of the UAE Space Agency, and Bae Kyung-hoon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea

4- Memorandum of understanding on comprehensive cooperation in the field of biohealth: Exchanged by Saeed Bin Mubarak Al Hajeri, Minister of State at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Oh Yu-Kyoung, Minister of Food and Drug Safety of the Republic of Korea

5- Memorandum of understanding on the administration and operation of the UAE-Korea Economic Cooperation Committee: Exchanged by Saeed Bin Mubarak Al Hajeri and Kim Jung-kwan, Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources of the Republic of Korea

6- Cooperation arrangement in the field of intellectual property: Exchanged by Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism, and Kim Yong-sun, Minister of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Korea

7- Partnership to strengthen nuclear energy, artificial intelligence, and global market cooperation: Exchanged by Mohamed Al Hammadi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ENEC, and Kim Dong-cheol, President and CEO of Korea Electric Power Corporation