Skinship with businesswomen… Returning from Switzerland on the 21st
▲ President Yoon Seok-yeol and his wife returned from a tour of the UAE and Switzerland
President Yoon Seok-yeol and First Lady Kim Kun-hee, who completed their 6-night, 8-day tour of the UAE (United Arab Emirates) and Switzerland, return home via Seongnam Seoul Airport on the 21st and get off Air Force Unit 1 to greet each other. -yunhap news
President Yoon Seok-yeol’s ‘tour to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Switzerland’, which ended with his return on the 21st, is evaluated as thoroughly focused on economic diplomacy. President Yoon, who described himself as ‘Korea’s No. 1 salesperson’, filled this visit with ‘Sales Diplomacy’ schedule. In an article posted on Facebook before leaving Switzerland, President Yoon said, “I put the economy at the center of all schedules and ran with our businessmen.”
The most representative achievement is the case of obtaining an investment promise of 30 billion dollars (about 40 trillion won) on the occasion of a summit meeting with President Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a state visit to the UAE. In particular, the ‘promise to invest $30 billion’ was specified in the joint statement between the two leaders and added meaning.
At a local briefing in Switzerland on the 19th, Lee Kwan-seop, senior secretary for state affairs planning, said, “This investment agreement is the largest ever among the UAE’s bilateral investment agreements. We plan to build a ‘platform’ and actively support it.”
In addition, cooperation with the UAE has expanded beyond the existing fields of cooperation, such as nuclear power plants and defense, to hydrogen, bio, and smart farms. Inside and outside the presidential office, there is an atmosphere of anticipation of additional orders for the UAE Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, Korea’s ‘nuclear power plant export No. 1’. all.
In addition, during his visit to the UAE, a large-scale economic delegation consisting of 101 people accompanied him, supporting President Yoon’s economic diplomacy. As a result, 48 large and small memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and contracts were made in the UAE.
Attending the Davos Forum face-to-face for the first time in 9 years
▲ President Yoon Seok-yeol speaking
President Yoon Seok-yeol, who is visiting Switzerland to attend the Davos Forum, speaks at a ‘Lunch with the Global CEO’ held at a hotel in Davos on the 18th (local time). -yunhap news
In Switzerland, where he visited as an opportunity to attend the ‘Davos Forum’, President Yoon focused on skinship with business leaders, such as having a luncheon with global CEOs such as Intel and IBM. At this meeting, President Yoon urged global entrepreneurs to invest in Korea, concentrating on business-friendly activities such as saying, “I am Korea’s No. 1 salesperson” and “My office is always open.” In addition, our major business leaders attended the global CEO luncheon and the ‘Korea Night’ event in Switzerland, and supported President Yoon’s tour schedule.
In a special speech at the Davos Forum, it was revealed that it would become a key partner in the global supply chain, and the Korean government’s will for carbon conversion was revealed. In a briefing, Director of the National Security Office Kim Seong-han said, “We continued our economic diplomacy by presenting a vision for the future of the Korean economy to key global figures attending the Davos Forum.” strengthened,” he said.
However, diplomatic controversies arose due to the remarks ‘Iran, the enemy of the UAE’, during the visit to the ARK unit. The President’s Office started to evolve, saying, “It is a statement with the purpose of encouraging soldiers,” but criticism from the opposition is strong as a ‘diplomatic disaster’.
Reporter Ahn Seok
