On the 23rd, President Yoon Seok-yeol became the first foreign leader to give a speech at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia.
On this day, President Yoon gave a speech to about 2,000 students at King Saud University on the topic, ‘Youth, the protagonists of innovation that lead the future.’ In this lecture, President Yoon emphasized the role of youth as agents of change and innovation in both countries in the digital era and encouraged young people to contribute to peace and common development in the international community.
On this day, President Yoon emphasized, “Korea and Saudi Arabia must be reborn as first movers who pioneer and lead new fields,” and added, “The driving force behind creating and implementing these changes and innovations is the future generation, the youth.”
In particular, President Yoon mentioned the history of exchange between Korea and Saudi Arabia that began more than 1,000 years ago and said, “The special partnership between Korea and Saudi Arabia in the 1970s became the foundation for Korea’s economic growth, called the ‘Miracle on the Han River.’” emphasized.
President Yoon then said, “The friendly cooperative relationship between Korea and Saudi Arabia can deepen when students and experts from both countries actively exchange and conduct research together.” He added, “More Saudi Arabian young people will visit Korea to learn the language and experience the culture.” He promised, “We will cooperate so that Saudi students can participate in education and research in various fields of interest, including cutting-edge fields such as bio and medical.”
President Yoon said, “I hope that among the students present here, we will produce leaders who will take the lead in promoting peace in the region and the world.” He added, “I hope that in this era of digital advancement, we will produce talented individuals who contribute to the advancement of technology that will further enrich human life.” “I hope that it will be born, and that the youth of Korea and Saudi Arabia will cooperate and grow together in the process,” he said.
President Yoon then had a conversation with King Saud University students who attended the lecture and talked about the great popularity of K-content, the secret to Korea’s historic economic growth in a short period of time in one of the poorest countries, and the future-oriented Korea-Saudi relationship. shared.
King Saud University, founded in 1957, is Saudi Arabia’s first university and the school from which Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman graduated. The lecture was attended by about 2,000 students of King Saud University, including King Saud University faculty members such as Yousf bin Abdullah Al Benyan, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Education, and President Badran Al Omar.
Source: Donga
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