Lieutenant General Ibrahim Nasser Al-Alawi, Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Defence, has visited Sacheon Air Base in the Republic of Korea on Friday.

Al-Alawi toured the prototype of the KF-21 aircraft and participated in a joint flight aboard an FA-50 fighter jet alongside General Lee Young- Soo, Chief of Staff of the Korean Air Force. The activity was part of a demonstration showcasing the national capabilities of domestically manufactured Korean aircraft.

In April, the two countries signed a letter of intent for comprehensive cooperation on the KF-21 jets.

Earlier during the visit, Al-Alawi met with Ahn Gyu-back, Minister of Natonal Defence of the Republic of Korea, UAE national news agency WAM reported.

On Wednesday, senior defense officials of South Korea and the UAE also held talks to discuss the security situation and ways to advance their defence and arms industry cooperation, Seoul’s Defence Ministry said.

The Vice Defense Ministerial-level steering committee meeting between South Korea’s Vice Defense Minister Lee Doo-hee and his UAE counterpart, Ibrahim Nasser Mohammed Al Alawi, took place in Seoul earlier in the day, the Defence Ministry said.

In the meeting, the officials agreed to expand joint training and exchanges of personnel and push for long-term cooperation in the arms industry and the defence science and technology sector.

They also exchanged opinions on key issues, including the security situation, in which the UAE official expressed support for dialogue and diplomacy in Seoul’s efforts to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula. (WAM; North Korea’s Ministry of Defense/Yonhap; Photo © WAM)