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Lee Jae Myung Begins UAE State Visit Focused on Defense and AI Cooperation

The trip is designed to deepen practical partnerships with the Global South through defense, technology and business engagement.

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President Lee Jae Myung (R) waves, alongside first lady Kim Hye-kyung, before boarding the presidential plane at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, south of Seoul, on Nov. 17, 2025, for a four-nation swing to the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa, where he will attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit. (Yonhap)
President Lee Jae Myung (2nd from R) and first lady Kim Hea Kyung (3rd from R) visit the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool Photo) (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE)
President Lee Jae Myung (L) receives a commemorative medal during his visit to Wahat Al Karama, a war memorial in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 17, 2025. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Lee arrived in Abu Dhabi for a three-day state visit and paid respects at Wahat Al Karama and the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.
  • He is slated to meet UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed on Tuesday, with memorandums expected on defense, artificial intelligence, energy and cultural cooperation.
  • A Korea–UAE business roundtable on Wednesday will include top Korean executives such as Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong and Hanwha’s Kim Dong-kwan, and Lee will visit the Akh Unit.
  • In remarks and a UAE media interview, Lee framed the UAE as a regional economic “base camp” and sought collaboration on AI chips, renewable energy and small modular reactors, with cultural ties set to expand.
  • Separately, Lee’s chief of staff visited Saudi Arabia as a special envoy to deliver a personal letter, and the broader tour will continue to Egypt, the G20 summit in South Africa and a state visit to Turkey.