SEOUL: South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol plans to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, in January next year, as per source.

According to Yoon's spokeswoman Bae Hyun-jin, Yoon stated his intention to attend the Davos Forum after receiving an invitation from World Economic Forum Chairman Klaus Schwab during their meeting on Wednesday, June 27.

As per Korean media report, the World Economic Event (WEF) hosts an annual forum in Davos where the world's political and economic leaders come to discuss a range of global issues. The forum is generally conducted in the first few months of the year, but due to the Omicron-fueled Covid-19 wave, it has been moved back to May 22-26 this year.

Yoon and Schwab discussed the Fourth Industrial Revolution during their encounter. On Thursday, Yoon's transition team chief, Ahn Cheol-soo, will also meet with Schwab.

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