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Seoul and Washington sign 23 memorandums of understanding on stronger ties in batteries, nuclear energy and advanced industries

October 3, 2025

South Korea’s Ministry of Industry announced today that South Korea and the United States have signed 23 preliminary agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation in advanced industries and energy fields, such as batteries, robotics and nuclear power generation. According to Yonhap Agency, the memorandums of understanding were signed during a business partnership event in Washington, in which 45 senior corporate officials from the two countries participated, on the sidelines of the state visit of the South Korean president. "Yoon Seok-yeol" to the United States. Among the agreements, 10 are related to batteries, bioindustry, aviation, robotics, autonomous driving and other next-generation sectors, the ministry said, and the remaining 13 MOUs called for strengthening bilateral relations in energy industries, including hydrogen, nuclear power generation and carbon neutrality. reported that "Doosan" And"Sk" And"Lotte Chemical" And"HD Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering" I participated in the event from the South Korean side, and participated in it "Boeing" And"General Electric" And"Exxon Mobil" And"Siemens" From the American side. In turn, said Lee Chang-yang, Minister of Industry of South Korea " The alliance between his country and the United States has gone beyond the traditional military and security alliance to become a technology alliance. He expressed the hope that these agreements will achieve great results, and the South Korean government will actively support the companies’ activities.

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