Ⓒ JoongAng Ilbo / JoongAng Ilbo Japanese version2022.01.18 06:49
In connection with the cancellation of the summit meeting between President Moon Jae-in and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) scheduled on the 17th, President Jeongwade Prefectural) A core official said, “We have politely asked for consent from the UAE side. It seems to be an unpredictable and unavoidable reason.” The official met with reporters on the spot that day and said, “I know I haven’t clarified (the reason) exactly.” He added meaning to the Prime Minister’s meeting, saying, “A considerable number of ministers, including 17 major ministers, including three (UAE) deputy prime ministers, were present at the meeting with Prime Minister Muhammad bin Rashid McTom.”
The Blue House had stated that it would “visit the UAE at the invitation of Crown Prince Muhammad and hold a summit meeting with the Crown Prince” ahead of the UAE visit, but the UAE side notified the cancellation just before President Moon’s departure and the summit meeting was not realized. .. The Blue House accompanied former President Lim Jong-seok, a UAE specially appointed diplomatic aide, in preparation for the summit meeting with the Crown Prince. At the preliminary press conference on the 12th, he expressed his expectation that “there is a special connection, such as a special aide visiting the UAE in the past as a special envoy.”
Under these circumstances, it was reported that a drone attack presumed to be the work of Yemen’s rebels at Abu Dhabi Airport in the UAE occurred. Isn’t it related to? “
Abu Dhabi police said today that “three tank trucks exploded in the Musaffah district, where the Abu Dhabi Petroleum Corporation’s storage facility is located, and a fire broke out at a new construction site at a nearby international airport.” Two Indians and one Pakistani were killed and six were injured in the accident. Local police said, “Parts of a small aircraft were found near the location of the fire. An armed drone attack may have caused a fire with an explosion.”
Immediately after the incident, the Yemeni rebel armed forces Houthi claimed the attack was their work. The militants have criticized the UAE’s intervention in the civil war and warned that “if the UAE continues its hostilities, it will attack the center.”
Abu Dhabi Airport, where the fire broke out, is about 100 kilometers away from Dubai, where President Moon is visiting. President Moon made a schedule for the opening ceremony of “Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week” held in Dubai on this day, a luncheon for encouragement from people involved in the Korea Pavilion at the Dubai Expo, and a visit to the Sheikh Khalifa Hospital. It was observed that President Moon would visit the UAE stationed Ark unit this afternoon following 2018, but the unit was visited by Chung Eui-yong, the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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