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South Korea, UAE sign MOU on $35 billion defence cooperation, envoy says

By Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2026 | 2:34 AM

SEOUL, Feb 26 (Reuters) – South Korea and ​the United ‌Arab Emirates have signed a memorandum of ‌understanding ​to ⁠promote defence cooperation ⁠that would be worth more than $35 billion, ​Seoul’s presidential envoy ⁠said on ⁠Thursday.

The defence ​projects will ​be in areas spanning ‌anti-air defence, air force and navy, ⁠Kang Hoon-sik, who is President Lee ⁠Jae ‌Myung’s ⁠chief of ​staff, ‌told reporters as ​he ⁠returned from the UAE.

(Reporting by Jack KimEditing by Ros ​Russell)