The next day after the exchange of the Cheongung-II business plan… “Strongly condemns drone attack in Abu Dhabi”
(Dubai = Yonhap News) Reporter Seog-gon = President Moon Jae-in and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Prime Minister and Prince of Dubai, held a business plan for the Cheongung-II (M-SAM2, medium-range surface-to-air missile) held at the Dubai Expo Leadership Center on the 16th (local time). After watching the exchange, they are taking a commemorative photo. From left, Hanwha Defense CEO Son Jae-il, President Moon Jae-in, UAE Prime Minister Al Maktoum, and UAE President Tawajun (TTI) Muammar Abushehab. [연합뉴스 자료사진]
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Kyung-yun = The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has drawn a line that has nothing to do with the government’s visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where President Moon Jae-in is visiting.
An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs met with reporters on the 18th and explained, “The Yemeni Houthi rebels attacked Abu Dhabi this time, but I don’t think it has anything to do with our visiting group.” .
President Moon is touring three countries in the Middle East, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. On the 16th, following the meeting with the Prime Minister of the UAE in Dubai, President Moon exchanged business plans for the ‘Cheongung-II’, a ballistic missile interceptor system called the Korean-style Patriot, and exported them. contract has been finalized.
As the Houthi rebels coincidentally conducted a drone attack on the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi the next day, there was speculation that the two issues were related, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied this.
Some analysts say that the sudden cancellation of the summit meeting between President Moon and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, scheduled for the 17th, was due to detection of signs of an attack in advance.
A foreign ministry official did not answer a question about whether the UAE had shared signs of the attack beforehand.
When asked if the cancellation of the summit meeting was due to the confirmation of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) by the Korean delegation, he said, “I have never heard of such a fact.”
(Dubai = Yonhap News) Reporter Seong-gon Seo = President Moon Jae-in, who is on a tour of three Middle East countries, departs from the Royal Airport of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the 18th (local time) to depart for Saudi Arabia, his second visited country, Suhail bin Mohammed Farah Al Majroy. It is being welcomed by the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure and is headed for Air Force Unit 1. 2022.1.18 seephoto@yna.co.kr
Separately, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs voiced condemnation of the drone attack by the Houthis.
Another official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “We strongly condemn the drone attacks on oil storage facilities and Abu Dhabi airport on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, the UAE, carried out by the Yemeni Houthi rebels. did.
“We express serious concern over the terrorist acts of the Houthis, which threaten peace and stability in the Middle East, including the UAE, and urge the Houthis to stop their attacks on civilian facilities,” he added.
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