(SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap news agency)-- ''The trip to Ethiopia was meaningful in that it was the only black African nation that shed blood for South Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War, with more than 6,000 Ethiopian troops fighting alongside the South and more than 120 of them killed in battles with North Korea.''
President Lee Myung-bak returned home Monday from a three-nation African trip aimed at helping South Korea's PyeongChang win the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and strengthening relations with the resource-rich continent.
In Durban, Lee also held summit talks with South African President Jacob Zuma, agreeing to enhance nuclear energy cooperation, including building atomic reactors and power plants, and to boost investment and trade in order to strengthen economic ties between the two nations.
In Congo, Lee and President Joseph Kabila agreed to work together to rebuild the war-torn nation through a combination of Korea's technologies and Congo's rich natural resources. Read more from Yonhap news agency »
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The highlight of Lee's 10-day trip to South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia was PyeongChang's overwhelming victory over rivals -- Germany's Munich and France's Annecy -- in the International Olympic Committee vote held in South Africa's Durban.
In Durban, Lee also held summit talks with South African President Jacob Zuma, agreeing to enhance nuclear energy cooperation, including building atomic reactors and power plants, and to boost investment and trade in order to strengthen economic ties between the two nations.
In Congo, Lee and President Joseph Kabila agreed to work together to rebuild the war-torn nation through a combination of Korea's technologies and Congo's rich natural resources. Read more from Yonhap news agency »
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Ethiopia, S. Korea to cooperate in agri., mining & technology dev't
In Ethiopia, Lee literally gets down to business
Lee arrives in Ethiopia for economic cooperation talks
Addis Ababa University Vests South Korean President with Honorary Degree
Ethiopia Hopes To Attract More Investments From South Korea
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