Air chiefs of S. Korea and UAE hold talks on defense cooperation on Tuesday

South Korea's Air Force Chief of Staff General Lee Young-su sat down with UAE's Deputy Commander of Air Force and Air Defense Rashed Mohammed Al Shamsi at the Air Force headquarters in Gyeryongdae .

The meeting comes ahead of plans by the UAE to put into operation the Cheongung-II mid-range surface-to-air missile weapon system which is often referred to as the "Korean Patriot" system.

General Lee shared full support for a successful operation and the two officials also agreed to hold talks every six months making the UAE the first Middle Eastern nation to do so with South Korea.

Meanwhile the two air force commanders are slated to sit down again tomorrow that is Wednesday to ink a letter of intent for cooperation on KF-21 fighter jets.