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Minister of National Defense pays courtesy visit to President of...

Minister of National Defense pays courtesy visit to President of Egypt and holds ROK-Egypt defense ministers meeting



ㅇ In August 2021, Minister of National Defense Suh Wook paid a courtesy visit to President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi that lasted about an hour, and discussed ways to develop bilateral cooperation on national defense and the defense industry, sending President Moon Jae-in’s special regards.



ㅇ Suh also exchanged opinions on specific ways to develop bilateral cooperation in national defense and the defense industry at talks with his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Ahmed Zaki Mohamed that lasted about three hours, and included a luncheon.



ㅇ This was the ROK Minister of National Defense’s first visit to Egypt. The ministry assessed that Suh’s visit would help advance cooperation with Egypt, one of the core countries in the Middle East and Africa, in the defense industry, which has been one of the ROK’s focal projects, as well as to strengthen cooperation with Egypt in the area of national defense.

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