H.E. Mr.  Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro Minister of Industry and Commerce affirmed Bahrain's keenness to enhance cooperation with South Korea in the economic, investment, technological and technical fields.

This came during the Bahraini economic delegation's visit to Naver Corp. in the presence of the Minister of Sustainable Development Noor bint Ali Al-Khulaif , and  H.E. Ambassador Fatima Abdulla Aldhaen, where H.E. the Minister listened to a brief on the work of NAVER, which specializes in internet, research, artificial intelligence and the development of advanced technologies, including robotics, autonomous driving and others, and contributes to the operation of many digital cities at the global level.

His Excellency stressed the importance of cooperating with NAVER, and benefiting from its global expertise in the field of artificial intelligence, which has become a necessity in all fields and sectors.

Founded in 1999, NAVER is one of the largest Internet companies in South Korea, managing the country's most popular search engine, and the most popular e-commerce platform, as well as providing many other global Internet services, and contributing to building smart cities.