South Korean President Moon Jae-in will go to the Middle East later this week to strengthen connections with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, and Egypt in the industries of energy, building, and infrastructure.

Moon will attend a business roundtable in the UAE on January 16 as well as an official event for "Day of Korea" at the Dubai Expo, according to the presidential office, as reported by the state media. He'll meet with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan the next day to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties.  Following his visit to the United Arab Emirates, the President will travel to Saudi Arabia on January 18-19 to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and attend a business summit.

On the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the South Korean leader will pay a state visit to Egypt on January 20-21.  Moon and Sisi are likely to explore measures to strengthen the two countries' overall cooperative partnership. Moon will speak at a business roundtable about methods to foster cooperation in environmentally friendly firms.

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