His Majesty King Abdullah will start on Sunday a several-day visit to South Korea where he will hold talks with President Lee Myung-bak on means to foster bilateral ties in different fields and current developments in the Middle East.

Several bilateral agreements and memoranda of understanding will be signed during the visit, where King Abdullah is scheduled to meet with South Korean businesspeople and officials.

The deals are intended to increase trade volume and encourage the private sector in both countries to implement joint investment projects.

Korean Ambassador to Jordan Bong-Kil Shin told The Jordan Times in a recent interview that a nuclear cooperation agreement is expected to be signed between the two sides in December to pave the way for future collaboration in the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

Although the draft, initialled by Jordan Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Khalid Touqan and the ambassador last month, does not include detailed information of the type of nuclear cooperation, Shin said that "in-depth" discussions will be held during an upcoming visit to Seoul by King Abdullah.

During the visit, talks will include the possibility of building nuclear reactors as South Korea is very advanced in this regard, the envoy said, adding that the Korean Power Company has sufficient expertise in the nuclear field and will be more than willing to cooperate in training Jordanian staff.