Saturday, March 3, 2012

South Korea, Arab states agree to launch group to enhance ties

South Korea and a group of governments from the Middle East and Africa agreed to launch a cooperative organization Monday aimed at enhancing political, cultural and economic ties, officials said.

The Korea-Arab Society will group South Korea with governments, corporations and organizations from 22 countries and authorities in the Arab world. Participants at a conference in Seoul approved its establishment, said Lee Key-cheol, an official at South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan and President Ismael Omar Guelleh of Djibouti delivered speeches at the opening ceremony of the conference.

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