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There is still a lot of interest in Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman, who returned from a short visit to Korea yesterday (17th).

In relation to meeting the heads of our conglomerates all at once at the hotel where he was staying, photos and back stories were released.



This is reporter Jeong Hye-jin.



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Crown Prince Bin Salman, dressed in white and a gray top, is sitting on a single-seat sofa, and next to him are Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hyundai Motor Company Chairman Chung Eui-sun, and Hanwha Solutions Vice Chairman Kim Dong-kwan.



A total of 8 people attended the meeting, which lasted about 100 minutes, including Doosan Group Chairman Park Jung-won, CJ Group Chairman Lee Jae-hyun, HD Hyundai President Chung Ki-seon, and DL Group Chairman Lee Hae-wook.



Crown Prince bin Salman asked the leaders what kind of business they want to do in Neom City, a super-large new city construction project.



In the absence of an interpreter, the heads are said to have explained the hope project by using the title of 'Your Royal Highness' in English, or 'Your Highness' in English, respecting the characteristics of the royal family culture.



[Jeong Ki-seon/Chairman of HD Hyundai: We are partners who have been doing various businesses together for a long time.

There were discussions about doing various future projects together in the future.]



The Crown Prince used 14 private jets this time, brought furniture from Saudi Arabia to put in the hotel, and it is said that he bought new tableware at a cost of 100 million won.



I stayed in Korea for 20 hours, from entering the country yesterday morning to leaving the country in the evening.



There is only one thing that has been revealed under tight security.



[Bin Salman / Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (yesterday, meeting at the presidential residence): Both countries are members of the G20 and take seriously the importance of being allies in terms of politics, economy, and region...

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Crown Prince bin Salman flew to Thailand last night for the APEC summit.



A visit to Japan and a meeting with Prime Minister Kishida, which had been scheduled since then, were canceled, for reasons unknown.



(Video coverage: Park Jin-ho · Kim Hak-mo, video editing: Jeon Min-gyu, screen source: Arab News)