▲ President Lee Jae Myung (R) shakes hands with Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of Abu Dhabi's Executive Affairs Authority, as they meet during a South Korea-UAE business roundtable event in Abu Dhabi in this file photo taken Nov. 19, 2025. (Yonhap)

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Lee to meet senior UAE official this week to discuss arms industry cooperation

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will meet with a senior United Arab Emirates (UAE) official this week to discuss bilateral arms industry cooperation, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.

Lee is scheduled to meet Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of Abu Dhabi's Executive Affairs Authority, who also serves as a special envoy overseeing the UAE's ties with South Korea, on Thursday at his office in Seoul.

They are expected to discuss follow-up measures for joint weapons development and production discussed during Lee's visit to the UAE in November.

Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik recently said the two countries seek to make a basic-level conclusion over bilateral arms industry cooperation by February, adding that they are planning to arrange UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan's visit to South Korea this year.

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