Yoon's chief of staff begins visit to UAE as special presidential envoy

Seoul (South Korea), December 11: Presidential chief of staff Kim Dae-ki began a four-day visit to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday in his capacity as a special envoy of President Yoon Suk-yeol, the office said.
Kim will hold discussions with key UAE officials about ways to strengthen the special strategic partnership between the two countries, the office said in a notice to the press.
It is Kim's first overseas trip as the presidential chief of staff.
Kim is expected to pay a courtesy call on UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and discuss bilateral cooperation in the nuclear energy and other sectors.
In September, Yoon met with a UAE presidential envoy in Seoul and discussed ways to expand bilateral cooperation.
The envoy, KhaldoonKhalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of Abu Dhabi, proposed increasing cooperation in nuclear power, energy security, arms and investment.
Source: Yonhap