▲ South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (3rd from R) is greeted by officials as he arrives at Hamad International Airport near Doha on Oct. 24, 2023. (Yonhap)

Yoon-Qatar visit

Yoon arrives in Qatar for 2-day state visit

By Lee Haye-ah

DOHA, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for a two-day state visit expected to focus on expanding economic ties.

Yoon is scheduled to hold a summit with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Wednesday as the two countries are set to mark the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations next year.

South Korea hopes to use the visit to expand bilateral cooperation beyond the traditional areas of energy and construction to include investment, defense, agriculture, culture and people-to-people exchanges, according to the presidential office.

Yoon is scheduled to visit the 2023 International Horticultural Exposition in Doha later Tuesday and attend the opening of the South Korean pavilion.

On Wednesday, he will attend a bilateral business forum joined by some 300 business leaders from both countries and visit Education City to speak with young Qatari leaders.

Yoon is the first South Korean president to make a state visit to Qatar. He is accompanied by first lady Kim Keon Hee, as well as a 59-member South Korean business delegation.

The visit to Qatar will wrap up a five-day tour that earlier took him to Saudi Arabia for a four-day state visit.

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