Guinea Ecuatorial negocia compra de buques a Corea del Sur/ Equatorial Guinea seeks to buy 3 corvettes amid growing relations with South Korea

Guinea Ecuatorial está negociando la compra de tres corbetas a Corea del Sur. La negociación comenzó tras la visita a Seúl del presidente Teodoro Obiang Nguema, el pasado agosto de 2010.
No se han publicado detalles pero no es probable que la compra fuera de buques nuevos, sino de la clase Pohang o Donghae, ya retiradas del servicio por Corea del Sur, y tan solo utilizadas para maniobras militares. Ambos países están aumentando la cooperación en los campos petrolíferos y de gas natural.
La Marina de Guinea Ecuatorial está formada por un patrullero P-20, de construcción holandesa, donado por Nigeria, y patrulleros de construcción china clase Shantou, con un total de 120 marineros en servicio.
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The government of Equatorial Guinea is in negotiations for the purchase of three corvettes from the Republic of Korea.
Negotiations began after Equatorial Guinea's President, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, met his counterpart, Lee Myung-bak, in mid-August 2010.
No further details about the possible purchase have yet been provided but it is not probable that Equatorial Guinea would acquire newly-built vessels.
The two countries vowed to increase co-operation in the fields of petroleum and liquefied natural gas (LNG)
If Equatorial Guinea is set to purchase corvettes, these could be Pohang-class or Donghae-class vessels
Equatorial Guinea’s fleet consists of few ageing patrol vessels of different origin, including a Dutch-built P-20 patrol craft which was donated by Nigeria, as well as two Chinese-built Shantou-class vessels. In 2008, the Equatorial Guinean Navy consisted of 120 sailors.
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