The 20th
KOREA-MIDDLE EAST COOPERATION FORUM

The 3rd Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum

Date : Sunday 11 December 2005
Venue : Amman, Jordan
Theme: Sharing Experience and Vision
Co-hosted by : Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) and Arab Thought Forum(ATF)
Attended by : 40 academics from 9 countries including Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia

List of participants

지난회의
  Korea Middle East
Opening Address - Dr. Chae Wook, Korea∙Institute for International Economic Policy - Mr. Wissam Al-Zahawi, Secretary- General of Arab Thought Forum
Welcoming Remarks - Mr. Son Se-Joo, Director-General of African and Middle Eastern Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade - H.E. Amin Mahmoud, Former Minister of Culture (Jordan)
Congratulatory Remarks   - HRHP Al Hassan bin Talal, President of Arab Thought Forum (Jordan)
The 1st Session (Politics and Society)
Moderator   - Prof. Mohamed Selim, Kuwait University (Egypt)
Presentation - Prof. Lim Hyeok-dae, Korea University
- Prof. In Nam-Sik, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security
- Mr. Hassan Alanbari, Advisor of Jordan Institute of Diplomacy (Iraq)
Discussion - Mr. Seo Jeong-Min, Cairo Correspondent of JoongAng Daily  
The 2nd Session (Economics)
Moderator - Dr. Chae Wook, Korea∙Institute for International Economic Policy - Mr. Hamdi Tabba, President of Federation of Arab Businessmen, Chairman of Jordanian Businessmen Association
Presentation - Prof. Choi Jun-Kyun, Information and Communications University - Prof. Nasr Abdelkarim, Birzeit University (Palestine)
Discussion - Mr. Park Bok-Yeong, Researcher of Korea Institute for International Economic Policy - Mr. Omar Khalifaty, President of Xeca International for IT (Saudi Arabia)
Comprehensive Discussion
Moderator - Prof. Ahn Choong-Young, Chung-Ang University (Former Director of Korea Institute for International Economic Policy  
Presentation - Prof. Ha Byung-Joo, Busan University of Foreign Studies - Mr. Mustapha Masmoudi, President of Institute Massmedia (Tunisia)
Discussion - Mr. Park Bok-Yeong, Researcher of Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
- Mr. Son Se-Joo, Director-General of African and Middle Eastern Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Mr. Humam Ghassib, Director of Research & Programs of Arab Thought Forum