Yoon holds back-to-back summits with Central Asian leaders Signs 13 MOUs each to expand cooperation
Korea–Turkmenistan leaders greet children President Lee Jae-myung reviews the honor guard and greets children with President Serdar Berdimuhamedow of Turkmenistan during an official welcome ceremony held at the Blue House on the 15th. Cheong Wa Dae Press Corps
President Lee Jae-myung held back-to-back summit talks on the 15th with President Serdar Berdimuhamedow of Turkmenistan and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, who are paying state visits to Korea on the occasion of the first Korea–Central Asia Summit.
In a summit meeting with President Berdimuhamedow at the Blue House on the morning of the same day, President Lee said, “In the midst of the rapidly evolving situation in the Middle East, I express deep gratitude for your special consideration that enabled our nationals and their families staying in Iran to safely evacuate via Turkmenistan.”
On the occasion of the summit, the two countries signed 13 agreements and MOUs, including an “Agreement on the Promotion and Protection of Investments” and a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in the chemical industry and plant sectors. In a written briefing, Chief Presidential Spokesperson Kang Yoo-jung stated, “The two sides agreed to further expand the outcomes of cooperation built up mainly in the energy and plant sectors and to broaden the scope of cooperation into diverse areas such as infrastructure including railways, shipbuilding, new city construction, water resources, forestry, artificial intelligence (AI), and science and technology.”
In the afternoon, President Lee held a summit meeting with President Tokayev and agreed to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector, including crude oil supply and nuclear power. During the summit, President Lee said, “Kazakhstan is not only a country rich in energy and resources, but also an important partner in economic security cooperation with great potential in future high-tech industries.”
On the occasion of this summit, Korea upgraded its relations with Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest oil producer, to a “future-oriented comprehensive strategic partnership” for the first time in 17 years and signed 13 documents, including a “Basic Agreement on Crude Oil Cooperation.” Chief Presidential Spokesperson Kang said, “This is a follow-up measure to the decision in April to pursue the import of 18 million barrels of Kazakhstani crude oil,” adding, “By signing the Basic Agreement on Crude Oil Cooperation, the two sides have specified the future direction of cooperation.”
Park Hoon-sang
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