The agency reported that South Korea and Saudi Arabia plan to sign 51 memorandums of understanding worth $15.6 billion Yonhap.
The memorandum of understanding will be signed on 22 and 23 October. The documents relate to various industries, including oil trading, hydrogen energy and food.
Previously South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik spent Responding to North Korean threats and strengthening cooperation were discussed with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during their first meeting in a new post, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Korea reported.
The ministers praised the progress made by the governments of the two countries in strengthening the US-South Korea alliance, noting that this cooperation is deepening and expanding into a “global comprehensive strategic alliance.”
The ministers also emphasized the need to maintain a strong joint defense posture between South Korea and the United States to deter and respond to North Korean nuclear and missile threats.
Previously reportedHe said the United States and South Korea carried out a preemptive nuclear strike on North Korea.