President Moon Jae-in talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after lunch at the Yamama Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the 18th (local time). [사진=연합뉴스]
President Moon Jae-in said on the 18th (local time) that Yemen’s Houthi rebels “strongly condemn” the recent seizure of a UAE flagged vessel.
During a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud at the Yamama Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the same day, President Moon said, “The capture of the Houthis is an act that threatens peace and stability in the Middle East, and freedom of navigation and international trade in the region. acts that impede the
“I hope that the detained crew members and ships will be released and returned safely,” Blue House spokeswoman Park Kyung-mi said through a local briefing.
In a summit call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Abu Dhabi the day before, President Moon also mentioned the drone attack by the rebels, saying, “The act of attacking civilians and killing their lives is an unacceptable act of terrorism, and we strongly condemn it. do,” he criticized.
On the 17th, AFP and others reported that Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces counterattacked Yemeni rebels that attacked UAE international airports and oil facilities with drones. The UAE is part of a Saudi-led coalition that supports the Yemeni government against the Yemeni Houthi rebels.
Earlier, Yemeni Houthi rebels used drones to attack international airports in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, and oil facilities of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Corporation. Two Indians and a Pakistani working at the Abu Dhabi Oil Company were killed and six others injured when an oil facility exploded. At the time of the drone attack, President Moon Jae-in visited the UAE and was on a schedule in Dubai, which is about 100 kilometers from Abu Dhabi International Airport.
In this regard, Park Soo-hyeon, senior presidential secretary for public communication at the Blue House, said in an interview with YTN Radio’s ‘New Morning of Departure of Hwang Bo-seon’ on the 19th that it was shared with the South Korean side before President Moon’s departure in relation to the unstable Middle East situation.
Park said, “Even a 25-minute phone call with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi has already been arranged that he will give me a call if he is unable to attend the meeting.”
On the 12th, the Blue House announced President Moon’s specific travel schedule to the Middle East and announced that President Moon would travel from Dubai to Abu Dhabi to hold a summit meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed and a luncheon dinner. All Davi’s schedules were suddenly canceled.
A key Blue House official met with reporters in Dubai on the 16th and said, “The summit was planned for the opening ceremony of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and the Zayed Award ceremony on the 17th, but the Crown Prince was unable to attend due to unavoidable circumstances.”
The official said, “The UAE has been politely asking for your understanding.” “It seems to be an unexpected and inevitable reason. One of the reasons the UAE has conveyed is ‘unforeseen and urgent matter of state'”.
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