Defense Cooperation with Saudi Arabia, Which Assisted in Sudan Withdrawal Operation

Deputy Minister Shin Beom-cheol "April Sudan Overseas Nationals Evacuation Support Appreciation"

Shin Beom-chul, Deputy Minister of National Defense, held a series of meetings with high-ranking local officials in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

Vice Minister of National Defense Shin Beom-cheol (left) and Saudi Arabia Chief of Staff Fayad bin Hamed Al Ruwailey (right) held the 3rd Vice Minister-level "Korea-Saudi Defense Cooperation Committee" at the Saudi Ministry of Defense on July 10 (local time), and took a commemorative photo after signing the meeting minutes. (Photo by Ministry of National Defense)

On the 10th (local time), Deputy Minister Shin held the 3rd Deputy Minister-level 'Korea-Saudi Defense Cooperation Committee' with Fayad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, Chief of Staff of Saudi Arabia, to discuss ways to strengthen defense and defense industry cooperation between the two countries.

Deputy Minister Shin stated, "North Korea's nuclear and missile threats are challenges not only to Northeast Asia but also to the Indo-Pacific region and global peace and security," and requested, "Please actively support our government's bold initiatives and efforts for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula." He added that the two countries have built trust through the summit in November last year and the defense ministerial meeting in March, and said, "Let us further cooperate in areas such as the defense industry, education and training, and exchanges of senior military officials."

Prior to this, on the 9th (local time), Deputy Minister Shin met with Khaled bin Hussein Al-Biyari, Political Deputy Minister of the Saudi Ministry of Defense, to express gratitude for supporting South Korea's evacuation operation of overseas nationals from Sudan in April. He also conveyed his intention to "cooperate in various ways to share Korea's accumulated experience and achievements in the defense sector" regarding Saudi Arabia's pursuit of 'Saudi Vision 2030,' which aims to diversify the economy away from oil.

The Ministry of National Defense stated, "Both sides agreed that these two high-level meetings contributed to the development of defense and defense industry cooperation between the two countries," and "They agreed to further strengthen defense and defense industry cooperation between the two countries in the future."

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