By Lee Haye-ah
Riyadh, October 23rd (Yonhap) – On Monday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol expressed his hope to collaborate with Saudi Arabia in digital technology, clean energy, and other forms of advancement.
Yoon addressed an audience at a South Korea-Saudi Arabia future technology partnership forum held at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia’s principal research facility.
The forum was set up to investigate potential partnerships in the energy, digital, bio and space fields, which both countries strive to turn into new sources of growth in the post-oil era, according to the presidential office.
Yoon discussed South Korea’s progress towards a low-carbon industrial structure and the transformation of artificial intelligence, biohealth and space into the country’s main industries.
He also mentioned that if South Korea, with its world-class technologies, unites with Saudi Arabia in the energy, digital, bio and space sectors, the two countries will not only fulfill Saudi Arabia’s objectives but also help to sustain the world’s growth.
The forum was attended by government officials and researchers from both countries, including Lee Woo-il, vice chairperson of the presidential advisory council on science and technology; Lee Kwang-hyung, president of KAIST; Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha; and Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih.
Yoon is currently on a four-day state visit to the Arab kingdom.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gives remarks at a South Korea-Saudi Arabia future technology partnership forum at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Riyadh on Oct. 23, 2023. (Yonhap)
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