{"id":2202554,"date":"2023-10-25T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T23:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2202554"},"modified":"2023-10-24T15:47:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T06:47:19","slug":"yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoon\u2019s Qatar visit marks South Korea\u2019s shift toward clean energy diversification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During his state visit to Qatar, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol outlined plans to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yna.co.kr\/view\/AKR20231024020400001\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">broaden bilateral cooperation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> beyond the traditional realms of energy and construction into areas such as investment, defense, agriculture, culture and human exchanges. This move comes as the two nations approach their 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, a period marked by significant collaborative achievements including the ROK\u2019s involvement in about 130 construction projects within Qatar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yoon also highlighted the robust economic ties, noting trade volume between the two countries reached <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/09\/south-korea-qatar-supply-chain-agreement-could-boost-rok-industries\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$17.1 billion in 2022<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Yoon emphasized the importance of expanding cooperation into advanced industries, underpinned by a recently concluded <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20220817008000325\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">visa exemption agreement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, promising an active pursuit of collaborative opportunities in education, culture and tourism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Yoon Suk-yeol\u2019s trip to Qatar reflects South Korea\u2019s broader energy security and diversification goals, especially following the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motie.go.kr\/motie\/ne\/presse\/press2\/bbs\/bbsView.do?bbs_seq_n=167968&amp;bbs_cd_n=81&amp;currentPage=1&amp;search_key_n=content_l&amp;cate_n=&amp;dept_v=&amp;search_val_v=%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD%EC%A0%84%EB%A0%A5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recent agreements<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with Saudi Arabia focusing on clean energy cooperation. By engaging with Qatar, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulf-times.com\/article\/659412\/business\/qatar-reclaims-position-as-worlds-largest-lng-exporter-in-2022-gecf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one of the world\u2019s largest LNG exporters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, South Korea aims to secure stable energy supplies and explore collaborations in emerging sectors such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/qatar-build-worlds-largest-blue-ammonia-plant-qatarenergy-ceo-2022-08-31\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clean hydrogen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a field in which Qatar has shown increasing interest. This approach is in line with South Korea\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/policies\/6566-korea-hydrogen-economy-roadmap-2040\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hydrogen Economy Roadmap<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyzing the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20231022005851315?section=news\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">outcomes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Yoon\u2019s discussions in Saudi Arabia provides context for anticipating the potential scope of cooperation with Qatar. The emphasis will likely be on establishing joint ventures in areas like clean hydrogen production and utilization, following the blueprint of South Korea\u2019s agreements in Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/business-economy\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Business &amp; Economy<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/inter-korean-foreign-relations\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During his state visit to Qatar, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol outlined plans to broaden bilateral cooperation beyond the traditional realms of energy and construction into areas such as investment, defense, agriculture, culture and human exchanges. This move comes as the two nations approach their 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, a period marked by significant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10407,"featured_media":2202555,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[24,28],"class_list":["post-2202554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-briefings","tag-business-economy","tag-inter-korean-foreign-relations"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Yoon\u2019s Qatar visit marks South Korea\u2019s shift toward clean energy diversification - KOREA PRO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Yoon\u2019s Qatar visit marks South Korea\u2019s shift toward clean energy diversification - KOREA PRO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"During his state visit to Qatar, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol outlined plans to broaden bilateral cooperation beyond the traditional realms of energy and construction into areas such as investment, defense, agriculture, culture and human exchanges. This move comes as the two nations approach their 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, a period marked by significant [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"KOREA PRO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nknewsorg\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-24T23:00:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-10-24T06:47:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/10\/eb-17.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1870\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"johnleenknews\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@southkoreapro\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@southkoreapro\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"KOREA PRO\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"johnleenknews\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b9766dba611638edc06a6e0b7078714d\"},\"headline\":\"Yoon\u2019s Qatar visit marks South Korea\u2019s shift toward clean energy diversification\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-24T23:00:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-24T06:47:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/\"},\"wordCount\":269,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/assets.korearisk.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/10\/eb-17.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Business &amp; Economy\",\"Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Briefings\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/\",\"name\":\"Yoon\u2019s Qatar visit marks South Korea\u2019s shift toward clean energy diversification - KOREA PRO\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/assets.korearisk.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/10\/eb-17.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-24T23:00:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-24T06:47:19+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.korearisk.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/10\/eb-17.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/assets.korearisk.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/10\/eb-17.png\",\"width\":1870,\"height\":1000},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Yoon\u2019s Qatar visit marks South Korea\u2019s shift toward clean energy diversification\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/\",\"name\":\"KOREA PRO\",\"description\":\"Be smart about South Korea. Up-to-date analysis on foreign relations, politics, society and economy. Made by the producers of NK PRO and NK News.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"KOREA PRO\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/11\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/11\/logo.png\",\"width\":360,\"height\":50,\"caption\":\"KOREA PRO\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nknewsorg\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/southkoreapro\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Yoon\u2019s Qatar visit marks South Korea\u2019s shift toward clean energy diversification - KOREA PRO","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Yoon\u2019s Qatar visit marks South Korea\u2019s shift toward clean energy diversification - KOREA PRO","og_description":"During his state visit to Qatar, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol outlined plans to broaden bilateral cooperation beyond the traditional realms of energy and construction into areas such as investment, defense, agriculture, culture and human exchanges. This move comes as the two nations approach their 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, a period marked by significant [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/","og_site_name":"KOREA PRO","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nknewsorg\/","article_published_time":"2023-10-24T23:00:59+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-10-24T06:47:19+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1870,"height":1000,"url":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/10\/eb-17.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"johnleenknews","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@southkoreapro","twitter_site":"@southkoreapro","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"KOREA PRO","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/"},"author":{"name":"johnleenknews","@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b9766dba611638edc06a6e0b7078714d"},"headline":"Yoon\u2019s Qatar visit marks South Korea\u2019s shift toward clean energy diversification","datePublished":"2023-10-24T23:00:59+00:00","dateModified":"2023-10-24T06:47:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/"},"wordCount":269,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/assets.korearisk.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/10\/eb-17.png","keywords":["Business &amp; Economy","Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations"],"articleSection":["Briefings"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/","url":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/","name":"Yoon\u2019s Qatar visit marks South Korea\u2019s shift toward clean energy diversification - KOREA PRO","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/assets.korearisk.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/10\/eb-17.png","datePublished":"2023-10-24T23:00:59+00:00","dateModified":"2023-10-24T06:47:19+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/assets.korearisk.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/10\/eb-17.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/assets.korearisk.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/10\/eb-17.png","width":1870,"height":1000},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/10\/yoons-qatar-visit-marks-south-koreas-shift-toward-clean-energy-diversification\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Yoon\u2019s Qatar visit marks South Korea\u2019s shift toward clean energy diversification"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/","name":"KOREA PRO","description":"Be smart about South Korea. Up-to-date analysis on foreign relations, politics, society and economy. Made by the producers of NK PRO and NK News.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#organization","name":"KOREA PRO","url":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/11\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/11\/logo.png","width":360,"height":50,"caption":"KOREA PRO"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nknewsorg\/","https:\/\/x.com\/southkoreapro"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202554"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10407"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2202554"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2202556,"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202554\/revisions\/2202556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2202555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2202554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2202554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2202554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}