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South Korea is happy over its diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia
24 December, 2014, Saudi Arabia, USA NEWS CORP
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, who is on a visit to Saudi Arabia, the last leg of his Middle East tour, met with his Saudi counterpart Saud al-Faisal on December 23. In the meeting, the two Ministers exchanged views on the need for the Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia to upgrade their relations to strategic and multi-faceted cooperative ties; issues concerning bilateral cooperation; and the situations on the Korean Peninsula and in the Middle East. The two Ministers took note of the best-ever ties between the two countries that had marked their 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2012. In particular, they noted with appreciation that the two have lately been seeing their relations further expanded and diversified into new areas as well as high-level exchanges become more active. The two sides shared the view that the following served and will serve as opportunities to take their relations to the next level the visit to the ROK by a large number of minister-level Saudi officials for the bilateral business forum held in October, the bilateral summit talks between President Park Geun-hye and Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in November and the ROK President's visit to Saudi Arabia scheduled for 2015. Minister Yun called Saudi Arabia the ROK’s “al rafik (partner in Arabic)” of the past, present and future, saying that the Middle Eastern country worked with the ROK in the latter’s economic growth process over the past 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1962 and will accompany the ROK on the path into next 50 years and beyond. Minister Yun brought attention to the fact that the safety and technology of the ROK’s nuclear sector is acknowledged by the international community, as demonstrated by the ROK having won an order for the construction of Barakah nuclear power plant units in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In that vein, he asked Saudi Arabia to take interest in the ROK’s nuclear sector and allow relevant Korean companies to participate in nuclear power plant projects in Saudi Arabia and thereby contribute to the country’s national development. He also voiced hope for closer cooperation in such sectors as healthcare, medical services, ICT and new and renewable energy. Minister al-Faisal expressed his hope that Minister Yun’s visit to Saudi Arabia will serve as an opportunity to expand the scope of bilateral cooperation to include foreign affairs and security. He went on to stress that as the Saudi government is most interested in learning from the ROK’s experience in human resource development, the shortcut to closer bilateral relations will be enhancing mutual understanding and communication through increased people-to-people exchanges between the two countries. In terms of regional situations, Minister Yun commended Saudi Arabia for playing a pivotal role as a mediator and keeper of regional stability amid political crises of Middle Eastern countries. He also spoke of the need for the ROK and Saudi Arabia to work more closely together at the UN, the G20 and other international mechanisms. In response, Minister al-Faisal explained Saudi’s position on key issues in the Middle East, including those between Israel and Palestine and involving Syria as well as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other rampant violent extremist groups. He agreed on the need for strategic communication with each other since peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the Middle East are closely linked to each other, with incidents that occur in one of the two regions having impact on those that occur in the other. Minister Yun’s visit to Saudi Arabia marked the first of its kind by an ROK Foreign Minister in seven years. In particular, the bilateral Foreign Ministers’ meeting held during the visit is seen to carry great significance in that the two countries agreed in principle on the need to forge new strategic cooperative ties ahead of the ROK President's visit to Saudi Arabia in 2015; and that the diversification of the sectors of bilateral cooperation beyond the fields of energy and construction of the past will advance national interests of both countries.
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South Korea is happy over its diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia
24 December, 2014, Saudi Arabia, USA NEWS CORP
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, who is on a visit to Saudi Arabia, the last leg of his Middle East tour, met with his Saudi counterpart Saud al-Faisal on December 23. In the meeting, the two Ministers exchanged views on the need for the Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia to upgrade their relations to strategic and multi-faceted cooperative ties; issues concerning bilateral cooperation; and the situations on the Korean Peninsula and in the Middle East. The two Ministers took note of the best-ever ties between the two countries that had marked their 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2012. In particular, they noted with appreciation that the two have lately been seeing their relations further expanded and diversified into new areas as well as high-level exchanges become more active. The two sides shared the view that the following served and will serve as opportunities to take their relations to the next level the visit to the ROK by a large number of minister-level Saudi officials for the bilateral business forum held in October, the bilateral summit talks between President Park Geun-hye and Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in November and the ROK President's visit to Saudi Arabia scheduled for 2015. Minister Yun called Saudi Arabia the ROK’s “al rafik (partner in Arabic)” of the past, present and future, saying that the Middle Eastern country worked with the ROK in the latter’s economic growth process over the past 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1962 and will accompany the ROK on the path into next 50 years and beyond. Minister Yun brought attention to the fact that the safety and technology of the ROK’s nuclear sector is acknowledged by the international community, as demonstrated by the ROK having won an order for the construction of Barakah nuclear power plant units in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In that vein, he asked Saudi Arabia to take interest in the ROK’s nuclear sector and allow relevant Korean companies to participate in nuclear power plant projects in Saudi Arabia and thereby contribute to the country’s national development. He also voiced hope for closer cooperation in such sectors as healthcare, medical services, ICT and new and renewable energy. Minister al-Faisal expressed his hope that Minister Yun’s visit to Saudi Arabia will serve as an opportunity to expand the scope of bilateral cooperation to include foreign affairs and security. He went on to stress that as the Saudi government is most interested in learning from the ROK’s experience in human resource development, the shortcut to closer bilateral relations will be enhancing mutual understanding and communication through increased people-to-people exchanges between the two countries. In terms of regional situations, Minister Yun commended Saudi Arabia for playing a pivotal role as a mediator and keeper of regional stability amid political crises of Middle Eastern countries. He also spoke of the need for the ROK and Saudi Arabia to work more closely together at the UN, the G20 and other international mechanisms. In response, Minister al-Faisal explained Saudi’s position on key issues in the Middle East, including those between Israel and Palestine and involving Syria as well as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other rampant violent extremist groups. He agreed on the need for strategic communication with each other since peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the Middle East are closely linked to each other, with incidents that occur in one of the two regions having impact on those that occur in the other. Minister Yun’s visit to Saudi Arabia marked the first of its kind by an ROK Foreign Minister in seven years. In particular, the bilateral Foreign Ministers’ meeting held during the visit is seen to carry great significance in that the two countries agreed in principle on the need to forge new strategic cooperative ties ahead of the ROK President's visit to Saudi Arabia in 2015; and that the diversification of the sectors of bilateral cooperation beyond the fields of energy and construction of the past will advance national interests of both countries.USA NEWS CORP
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