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President Yoon Suk-yeol is seeing off UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan after a state luncheon at the Blue House's State Guest House on the 29th.
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President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee held a private meeting on the 29th at the presidential residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul, with Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who is on a state visit to Korea. They evaluated this meeting as a new milestone in the bilateral relationship.

According to the Blue House, during this final schedule of the visit, President Yoon and the First Lady, along with President Mohammed, agreed that the trust and friendship between the two leaders have deepened through this visit, and they will continue to communicate closely and cooperate to strengthen bilateral relations.

Furthermore, both leaders shared the view that President Mohammed’s historic state visit marks a new leap forward in the bilateral relationship and that meaningful achievements were made in deepening the "special strategic partnership" across various important fields.

The Blue House reported that President Mohammed said during the meeting, "We consider Korea like family."

Notably, the meeting was also attended by Mariam bint Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the eldest daughter of President Mohammed and Vice Chairperson in charge of national projects, following the previous day’s social schedule and dinner.

First Lady Kim expressed her deep gratitude to Vice Chairperson Mariam for choosing Korea as the first country for her state visit accompaniment, to which Mariam replied, "I am rather the one who feels grateful to have come to Korea for my first state visit accompaniment."

Kim Tae-hyo, the First Deputy Director of the National Security Office, stated at a briefing held at the Yongsan Presidential Office in the afternoon that "this is the first time Vice Chairperson Mariam has accompanied President Mohammed on an overseas state visit."

He further explained, "Following First Lady Kim’s attendance at the official welcoming ceremony during President Yoon’s state visit to the UAE in January last year, this time the UAE President accompanied by his eldest daughter for various informal meetings and social schedules clearly demonstrates the special significance the UAE side places on their visit to the Republic of Korea."

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