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The heads of major domestic companies also came out to meet with Crown Prince bin Salman.

Our companies have signed more than 20 investment agreements with Saudi Arabia, and the Saudis said that if all of them are realized, it will be worth 40 trillion won.



This is reporter Jeong Hye-jin.



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tightly closed white screen opens, and a black car with Crown Prince Bin Salman leaves the hotel.



Crown Prince bin Salman rented 400 Lotte Hotel rooms for two weeks before and after his visit to Korea.



Around the hotel, heavily armed security guards stood guard throughout the day.



In the afternoon, business leaders gathered at the hotel where Crown Prince bin Salman is staying.



Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, Hyundai Motor Company Chairman Chung Eui-sun, Hanwha Vice Chairman Kim Dong-kwan, and SK Chairman Chey Tae-won appeared one after another.



[Chairman, what are you planning to share today?]



It is known that they discussed various projects being promoted by Saudi Arabia, starting with Neom City, a super-large new city that will cost 660 trillion won of our money.



Major corporations have signed 26 memorandums of understanding with Saudi Arabia.



Representative examples include the establishment of an 8 trillion won plant to produce hydrogen, a new energy source, and the construction of a 2 trillion won high-speed railway in Neom City.



In addition, cooperation was promised in various fields, including chemistry and construction, power generation and bio, and Saudi Arabia announced that the total amount was 30 billion dollars and about 40 trillion won in our money.



[Khalid Al-Faleh/Saudi Minister of Investment: Korea has always been a model we have always wanted to refer to in Saudi Arabia's national project 'Vision 2030' and national investment strategy.]



If the investment promise is realized, it can be a great business opportunity for us.



[Song Sang-hyun/Professor, Dankook University, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies: (Neom City) is in fact a process of making such a zero-carbon city in response to climate change, and I think there are parts that Korean companies can cooperate with regarding the hydrogen industry right now. ]



Crown Prince bin Salman is scheduled to leave for Japan tonight (17th).



(Video coverage: Park Jin-ho · Kim Hak-mo, video editing: Choi Hye-young)