Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, South Korean Ambassador to Qatar Park Heung-Kyeong, and other officials cutting the cake during Korean National Day celebrations at Grand Hyatt Doha Hotel. Pic Baher Amin/ The Peninsula
The South Korean Embassy marked the National Day at Grand Hyatt Doha hotel on Tuesday.
The ceremony was attended by Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, South Korean Ambassador to Qatar Park Heung-Kyeong, and other officials.
Relations between Qatar and South Korea have strengthened, said the Ambassador. “The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visited South Korea in November, 2014. In exchange, South Korean president, Park Geun-hye visited Qatar in March, 2015”, he added.
During their visits, the two countries utilised the opportunity to boost their relations further in several fields like energy, infrastructure, education, health care, IT and telecommunication, said the ambassador.
“Qatar is still supplying to North Korea about one-third consumption of its natural gas (about 13 million tonnes annually) and one tenth of total petrol consumption (about 100 million barrels per annum).”
South Korean companies participated in building several infrastructure development projects in Qatar including Doha metro tunneling project, Lusail Expressway project, Umm Al Haul power and water plant, hospital of Hamad Medical City.
The two countries are cooperating in the non-hydrocarbon sector.
There is Qatar and Korean joint venture for manufacturing LED bulbs with special design for Middle East at a cost of $34m with the capacity of 500,000 units per year.
In the health sector, some Korean hospitals are coordinating with the hospitals operating in Qatar to share medical experiences, knowledge and techniques.
A Korean-Qatar Medical Forum will be held by the end of this month between Korean hospitals and Hamad Medical Coropration (HMC).
The forum will coincide with the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH).
