• South Korean President Moon Jae-in goes barefoot as he walks on desert sand at a resort near Abu Dhabi. The brief trip 170 km from Abu Dhabi was arranged impromptu by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, who was told of Moon's wish to experience the desert and provided helicopters and vehicles. EPA /Yonhap news agency
    South Korean President Moon Jae-in goes barefoot as he walks on desert sand at a resort near Abu Dhabi. The brief trip 170 km from Abu Dhabi was arranged impromptu by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, who was told of Moon's wish to experience the desert and provided helicopters and vehicles. EPA /Yonhap news agency
  • South Korean President Moon Jae-in takes up a shooting position as he visits a contingent of the Akh unit, a South Korean military detachment stationed in Abu Dhabi. Moon is on a four-day visit to the UAE. EPA / Yonhap
    South Korean President Moon Jae-in takes up a shooting position as he visits a contingent of the Akh unit, a South Korean military detachment stationed in Abu Dhabi. Moon is on a four-day visit to the UAE. EPA / Yonhap
  • South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook embrace Captain Lee Jae-woo and his fiancee Lee Dabomi in a gesture congratulating the couple on their planned marriage, as he visits a contingent of the Akh unit. EPA / Yonhap
    South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook embrace Captain Lee Jae-woo and his fiancee Lee Dabomi in a gesture congratulating the couple on their planned marriage, as he visits a contingent of the Akh unit. EPA / Yonhap
  • A falcon perches on the arm of South Korean President Moon Jae-in during his visit to a desert near Abu Dhabi.. EPA / Yonhap
    A falcon perches on the arm of South Korean President Moon Jae-in during his visit to a desert near Abu Dhabi.. EPA / Yonhap
  • South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks with Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, during a meeting at Zabeel Palace in Dubai on Tuesday. EPA / Yonhap
    South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks with Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, during a meeting at Zabeel Palace in Dubai on Tuesday. EPA / Yonhap
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and South Korean President Moon Jae-in clap during a celebration ceremony for the completion of the first unit at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant on Monday. WAM / Rashed Al-Mansoori
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and South Korean President Moon Jae-in clap during a celebration ceremony for the completion of the first unit at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant on Monday. WAM / Rashed Al-Mansoori
  • South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrives for a lunch in Dubai on Tuesday at the Emirati-Korean business forum at Burj Khalifa. Jon Gambrell / AP
    South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrives for a lunch in Dubai on Tuesday at the Emirati-Korean business forum at Burj Khalifa. Jon Gambrell / AP

UAE

Sniper rifles, falcons and a trip to the desert: South Korean president's final day in the Emirates

Moon Jae-in visits Korean troops and meets Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid

The National

March 27, 2018

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South Korea's president enjoyed a day of colour, tradition and hospitality as he toured the Emirates on the final day of his state visit.

Moon Jae-in was pictured trying out a sniper rifle during a trip to visit the Akh unit, a South Korean military detachment stationed in Abu Dhabi.

During his visit he has also attended the Emirates-Korean business forum at Burj Khalifa and met Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, at Zabeel Palace.

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