President Lee Jae Myung was set to depart Monday for the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Johannesburg, a part of his four-nation swing to the Center East and Africa, as South Korea seeks to diversify its diplomatic ties within the International South.
The primary leg of his journey is the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Lee will arrive in Abu Dhabi later within the day for a three-day state go to, throughout which he’ll maintain summit talks with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to debate cooperation within the protection trade, synthetic intelligence and different strategic sectors.
Lee will then journey to Cairo, Egypt, for a three-day official go to. He’s scheduled to carry talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and ship an handle at Cairo College outlining Seoul’s initiatives for the Center East.
In Johannesburg, he’ll attend the G20 summit on Saturday and Sunday, the place he’s anticipated to pledge South Korea’s expanded position in selling inclusive, sustainable progress, and addressing local weather change and different international points.
Lee can also be scheduled to satisfy with leaders from MIKTA — a gaggle of center powers composed of South Korea, Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey and Australia — on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
He’ll conclude the journey with a two-day state go to to Ankara for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on bilateral cooperation and can return dwelling on Nov. 26.
Lee expects his visits to the UAE, Egypt and Turkey to yield sensible outcomes within the protection trade and superior applied sciences, together with synthetic intelligence, below his pragmatic diplomacy, Nationwide Safety Adviser Wi Sung-lac stated Friday.
Wi stated Lee’s first journey to the Center East and Africa since taking workplace in June is anticipated to put the groundwork for his efforts to develop outreach to the International South, broadly referring to creating economies situated in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Lee’s participation within the G20 summit following his attendance on the Group of seven summit in Canada in June and his internet hosting of the Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation summit in October — will mark the ultimate occasion of this yr’s multilateral diplomacy.
