South Korean PM to visit Bangladesh July

[Black_cats]

South Korean PM to visit Bangladesh July
Tribune Desk

• Published at 07:32 pm June 22nd, 2019

https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangla...2/south-korean-pm-to-visit-bangladesh-in-july

File photo of South Korean Prime Minister, Lee Nak-yeonCollected


Ex UN chief Ban Ki-moon is also due next month

South Korean Prime Minister, Lee Nak-yeon will pay an official visit to Bangladesh on July 13, as the two countries are working to further strengthen their bilateral relations.

The Korean premier will stay in Bangladesh till July 15, reports UNB.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, addressing a function in Dhaka on Saturday, said that former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who played a very important role on the climate change front, will visit Dhaka from July 8 to July 11.

Momen also talked about the role of China, that Bangladesh seeks in order to resolve the Rohingya crisis, and to safely send back Rohingyas to their place of origin.

Dr Momen was addressing the closing ceremony of Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation Hanmadang Championship 2019 at Dhaka's National Sports Council gymnasium.

 

[fallstuff]

Perhaps a few more deals coming along, I hope so !

 

[bluesky]

This visit by the South Korean PM is a piece of very welcome news. During my short six months stay in Seoul I have found the Koreans more outward looking than the exclusive-minded Japanese. BD can follow the S. Korean model of education, modernization of society, and industrialization.

 

[Black_cats]

This visit by the South Korean PM is a piece of very welcome news. During my short six months stay in Seoul I have found the Koreans more outward looking than the exclusive-minded Japanese. BD can follow the S. Korean model of education, modernization of society, and industrialization.

Any news on what kind of deals they may sign?

 

[Bilal9]

Any news on what kind of deals they may sign?

Well it could be one of three types of investment as they are following the footsteps of the Chinese and Japanese in establishing FDI.

1. Large construction projects (unlikely)
2. Large defense projects, maybe the local frigate projects or Indonesia type subs purchase (likely and let me be the first to say Al-Hamdu-Lillah if that happens).
3. Investment at EPZ/SEZ's for large chaebols. (more likely but things have been kept under wraps so far).

 

[UKBengali]

Well it could be one of three types of investment as they are following the footsteps of the Chinese and Japanese in establishing FDI.

1. Large construction projects (unlikely)
2. Large defense projects, maybe the local frigate projects or Indonesia type subs purchase (likely and let me be the first to say Al-Hamdu-Lillah if that happens).
3. Investment at EPZ/SEZ's for large chaebols. (more likely but things have been kept under wraps so far).

2. is unlikely as S Korea relies on US for sensors and missiles. This would require export approval and BD would come under US weapons eco-system.

 

[Bilal9]

2. is unlikely as S Korea relies on US for sensors and missiles. This would require export approval and BD would come under US weapons eco-system.

Well the Chang Bogo Sub was a German U212 'derivative'. The sensors for that are all made in South Korea, as are the missiles. They developed some new missiles for their AW 159 ASW helis. We are also getting AW159's by the way. Lately there has been a South Korean boom on making local sensors, electronics (radars) as well as missiles. They have had tie-ups with Lockheed Martin and Raytheon in the past for those, but I think now the production is mostly indigenous. So I don't know if we will get US approval if it is still needed.

South Korea has some strange defense precedents. They adopted (and are making local copies of) the Russian S400 missile for their North Korean Missile defense (one shield out of the three, Patriot and THAAD are the other two layers). Most of the sensors and missiles (even for the K2 Tank) are all local made.

 

[UKBengali]

Well the Chang Bogo Sub was a German U212 'derivative'. The sensors for that are all made in South Korea, as are the missiles. They developed some new missiles for their AW 159 ASW helis. We are also getting AW159's by the way. Lately there has been a South Korean boom on making local sensors, electronics (radars) as well as missiles. They have had tie-ups with Lockheed Martin and Raytheon in the past for those, but I think now the production is mostly indigenous. So I don't know if we will get US approval if it is still needed.

South Korea has some strange defense precedents. They adopted (and are making local copies of) the Russian S400 missile for their North Korean Missile defense (one shield out of the three, Patriot and THAAD are the other two layers). Most of the sensors and missiles (even for the K2 Tank) are all local made.

Korea is now building a frigate of 3500 tonnes that is locally made, apart from the Rolls Royce engine. Problem is the SAMs are just short range ones.
BN would be looking at more powerful sensors and longer ranged SAMs and so Korea just does not have the tech currently that BN wants. Korea would have to ask US to integrate Aegis and the SM-series sam to satisfy BN requirements.
Last I hear the next-gen BN frigates will be 4500 tonnes and come with AESA MFR.

 

[Avicenna]

Well it could be one of three types of investment as they are following the footsteps of the Chinese and Japanese in establishing FDI.

1. Large construction projects (unlikely)
2. Large defense projects, maybe the local frigate projects or Indonesia type subs purchase (likely and let me be the first to say Al-Hamdu-Lillah if that happens).
3. Investment at EPZ/SEZ's for large chaebols. (more likely but things have been kept under wraps so far).

Numero dos would be fantastic!

 

[Bilal9]

Korea is now building a frigate of 3500 tonnes that is locally made, apart from the Rolls Royce engine. Problem is the SAMs are just short range ones.
BN would be looking at more powerful sensors and longer ranged SAMs and so Korea just does not have the tech currently that BN wants. Korea would have to ask US to integrate Aegis and the SM-series sam to satisfy BN requirements.
Last I hear the next-gen BN frigates will be 4500 tonnes and come with AESA MFR.

Well bless your face with 'phool and chandan' (Bengali proverb) - this is music to everyone's ears here.
If we have AEGIS type war-fighting sensors/networked combat systems as well as VLS and long range SAMs then we are set for a while in a defensive posture.

One of the other important options (other than Korea) for partnering in this frigate project is of course Muslim brotherly country Turkey whose naval progress is quite spectacular to see and there may have been some recent deliberations among both our navies. Recently, five private defense yards in Turkey got together and is on the way to developing indigenous engine capabilities which is unprecedented among Middle-East/Asian countries other than China, Korea and Japan. And their marine components capability is 70% indigenous now compared to 20% only a few decades ago.

European partnering options - Fincantieri, Naval (DCNS) and Navantia also come to mind of course given that there was expressions of interest from these yards but these may be on the pricey side.

In any case Korea seems to be not in the picture from what you are saying.

 

[Bilal9]

Korean large conventional sub launched...

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/sout...dosan-ahn-chang-ho-started-sea-trials.624429/

 

[Bengal71]

Welcome. Bring in some investments and industries, setup industries here. We don't want charity, want to work hard to make money, at the same time you can profit from it. We have high opinion of the Koreans and want to follow your model of development and aspire to be like you. Long live BD-Korea friendship.

 

[UKBengali]

Well bless your face with 'phool and chandan' (Bengali proverb) - this is music to everyone's ears here.
If we have AEGIS type war-fighting sensors/networked combat systems as well as VLS and long range SAMs then we are set for a while in a defensive posture.

One of the other important options (other than Korea) for partnering in this frigate project is of course Muslim brotherly country Turkey whose naval progress is quite spectacular to see and there may have been some recent deliberations among both our navies. Recently, five private defense yards in Turkey got together and is on the way to developing indigenous engine capabilities which is unprecedented among Middle-East/Asian countries other than China, Korea and Japan. And their marine components capability is 70% indigenous now compared to 20% only a few decades ago.

European partnering options - Fincantieri, Naval (DCNS) and Navantia also come to mind of course given that there was expressions of interest from these yards but these may be on the pricey side.

In any case Korea seems to be not in the picture from what you are saying.

Turkey is also out as they are still designing their systems and BD is negotiating for a partner now.
Most likely partner IMO would be an EU nation as they can supply both the sensor and Sam technology - it will cost money but quality comes at a price.

 

[Nilgiri]

Bring in some investments and industries, setup industries here. We don't want charity,

At your state, all of that is precisely charity.

You invest 2 dollars per person outside and want others to pay undue attention and commit effort well above and beyond that?

 

[Tanveer666]

This visit by the South Korean PM is a piece of very welcome news. During my short six months stay in Seoul I have found the Koreans more outward looking than the exclusive-minded Japanese. BD can follow the S. Korean model of education, modernization of society, and industrialization.

Only to make us more suicidal? Yeah no.