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President Moon meets with Australian businessmen today and holds a key mineral supply chain meeting

From Canberra to Sydney… Meeting with representatives of the Australian opposition

President Moon Jae-in at a joint press conference

(Canberra = Yonhap News) Reporter Ahn Jung-won = President Moon Jae-in, who is on a state visit to Australia, answers questions during a press conference for the Korea-Australia leaders held in the Grand Committee Room inside the Capitol in Canberra on the 13th. 2021.12.13 jeong@yna.co.kr

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Kyung-jun = President Moon Jae-in, who is on a state visit to Australia, will hold a meeting with local business people on the topic of cooperation for the stable establishment of supply chains for raw materials and core minerals on the 14th (local time).

On the third day of his state visit, President Moon left the capital Canberra and traveled to Sydney to meet Australian businessmen.

The Blue House explained that Australia is rich in rare earths and produces a lot of natural resources such as lithium and nickel.

At the summit meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison the day before, President Moon also agreed to continue systematic cooperation to establish a stable supply chain in various fields, including core minerals.

President Moon also met with Anthony Albanage, head of the Labor Party, the opposition party in Australia.

President Moon will return home on the 15th after completing all his schedules in Sydney.

kjpark@yna.co.kr