President Moon Jae-in sat down for talks with the King of Spain, and expressed hopes the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas,... can become like Camino De Santiago.<br />The duo also discussed cooperation in tourism and construction.<br />Park Hee-jun has our top story. President Moon Jae-in says he wishes the demilitarized zone can one day attract and welcome people from all over the world, like the Camino de Santiago walking trail in Spain.<br />He expressed such hopes to the King of Spain, Felipe the Sixth during a bilateral summit at the Blue House on Wednesday.<br />President Moon was referring to his vision to transform the DMZ into a global peace zone,… laid out in his UN General Assembly address last month.<br />Supporting President Moon's determination,… the Spanish King said he would also like to see the DMZ become a symbol of world peace.<br />The two leaders discussed a wide range of areas for cooperation,… especially with the two countries celebrating their 70th anniversary of establishing bilateral diplomatic relations next year.<br />One of them was future technology.<br />"If we cooperate in essential 5G services, like self-driving cars and smart cities, we can create a great synergy effect."<br />And on the tourism front...<br />President Moon anticipates Korea's attendance at the International Tourism Fair in Madrid next year... to bring more Spanish visitors to the country.<br />According to the Blue House, Korea is the first East Asian country to be invited as a guest to one of the largest tourism exhibitions in the world.<br />Korea and Spain will also continue to expand their joint construction projects in third countries.<br />Korea is evaluated highly in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific market,... and has successfully secured major contracts in Australia for road construction and countries like Turkey for oil facilities.<br />The leaders noted the potential they have in the industry,… with Spain as a gateway to Central and South America and Africa,… and Korea a hub of the East Asian market.<br />As of September this year,... South Korea and Spain worked together on 56 projects in 23 countries under contracts worth 13 billion U.S. dollars.<br />Following the bilateral talks,... the leaders signed a set of MOUs on tourism and trade.<br />On Thursday,... the leaders will attend a bilateral business forum, where they will further discuss ways to boost economic ties.<br /><br />Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.<br />
