Having started in Cairo, Egypt in 2003, the Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum has been held annually in Korea and Middle East countries alternatively. The forum is a venue for an in-depth discussion on important issues for the development of a personal network among the participants. It intends to deepen mutual understanding and further develop bilateral relations. This year the 20th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum will be held in Seoul, co-hosted by Korea-Arab Society (KAS), Jeju Peace Institute (JPI), and the Middle East Council on Global Affairs (formerly Brookings Doha Center) and sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of State of Qatar.

The theme of this year's forum is " Korea and the Middle East: Past, Present and Future Trajectories ". In Session 1, “Harnessing Korea-Middle East Cooperation During Times of Uncertainty” will be discussed. The topic of Session 2 is “Emerging Technologies: New Areas of Cooperation between Korea and the Middle East,” and “Korea and the Middle East: Towards Deeper Educational, Cultural and People to People Links,” will be the topic for Session 3 of this year’s forum.

Dec 2003 the 1st Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Cairo, Egypt
May 2004 the 2nd Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
Dec 2005 the 3rd Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Amman, Jordan
Nov 2006 the 4th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
Dec 2007 the 5th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
Oct 2009 the 6th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
Nov 2010 the 7th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Cairo, Egypt
Oct 2011 the 8th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Jeju, Korea
Nov 2012 the 9th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Oct 2013 the 10th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
Dec 2014 the 11th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Amman, Jordan
Dec 2015 the 12th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
Nov 2016 the 13th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Kuwait
Nov 2017 the 14th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
Oct 2018 the 15th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Abu Dhbai, UAE
Nov 2019 the 16th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
Nov.2021 the 17th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum, KAS’s YouTube channel
Nov 2022 the 18th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum, Seoul, Korea
Nov 2023 the 19th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum, Doha, Qatar