The 20th
KOREA-MIDDLE EAST COOPERATION FORUM
The 4th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum
Date : Thursday 30 November 2006
Venue : Seoul, Korea
Theme : Searching for a New Partnership with the Middle East
Co-hosted by : Korea Association of the Middle East Studies(KAMES), Korea∙Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), Korea Islamic Studies
Attended by : Minister of Culture(Jordan), Vice-Minister of Finance(UAE), Mr. Mutrif Siddiq, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sudan) and 128 people
| Korea | Middle East | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Address | - Prof. Jang Ji-Hyang, Seoul National
University
- Prof. Park Chan-Ki, Korea University |
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| Welcoming Remarks | - Mr. Yu Myung-hwan, Acting Minister
of Foreign Affairs
- Prof. Choi Chang-Mo, President of Korea Association of the Middle East Studies |
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| Congratulatory Remarks | - H.E. Abdel Tweisi, Minister of Culture(Jordan) | |
| Panel 1 (The whole Session) : Socioeconomic Cooperation with the Middle East in the Globalization Era | ||
| Moderator | - Prof. Park Chan-Ki, Korea University | |
| Presentation | - Prof. Muhammad Qattan, Kuwait
University
- Prof. Paul Aarts, University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) - Prof. Manabu Shimizu, Hitotsubashi University (Japan) - Prof. Awatef Mohammed Abdel Rahman, Cairo University - Mr. Mohamed Abdul Aziz Alahihi, Vice-Minister of Economy and Planning(UAE) |
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| Panel 2 (Politics) : Democracy and Political Development in the Middle East | ||
| Moderator | - Prof. Moon Chung-In, Political Science, Yonsei University (Ambassador of International Security) | |
| Presentation | - Prof. Ziya Onis, Koc University
(Turkey)
- Prof. Noriko Sato, Pukyong National University (Japan) - Mr. Mustafa Barghouthi, Vice- President of Palestinian Legislative Council - H.E. Khalil Ibrahim Hassan, Ambassador of Bahrain to Japan |
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| Panel 3 (Politics) : Democracy and Political Development in the Middle East | ||
| Moderator | - Prof. Ha Byung-Joo, Busan University of Foreign Studies | |
| Presentation | - Prof. Shim Ui-Sup, Myongji University | - Prof. Yasumasa Kuroda, University of
Hawaii (USA)
- Prof. Gantumur Munkhnasan, Myongji University (Mongolia) - Prof. Mingguang Yang, Yunnan University (China) |
| Panel 4 (Politics) : Foreign Policies, Diplomatic Relations, and Security Strategies toward the Middle East in Comparative Perspectives | ||
| Moderator | - Prof. In Nam-sik, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security | |
| Presentation | - Prof. Bukhary Essam, Waseda
University(Japan)
- Prof. Ahmed Muftah, University of Libya - Prof. Wenzhang Wang, Yunnan University(China) - Mr. Milad Atieh, Councilor, Department of International Organizations Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs(Syria) |
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| Panel 5 (Politics) : Oil Resource, International Cooperation, and Transnational Markets | ||
| Moderator | - Prof. Hwang Byong-Ha, Chosun University | |
| Presentation | - Prof. Oyunsuren Samdandash, The
National University of Mongolia(Iran)
- Prof. Fan Di, Myongji University(China) |
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| Panel 6 (Politics) : Evaluating and Developing Civil Society in the Middle East | ||
| Moderator | - Prof. Lee Hee-Soo, Hanyang University | |
| Presentation | - Prof. Choi Young-Chul, Honam
University
- Prof. Yu Hong-Sik, Seoul Women's University |
- Prof. Abdullah Alaskar, King Saud
University
- Prof. Reiko Hayashi, National Graduate Institute for policy Studies (Japan) |
| Panel 7 (Politics) : Historical and Cultural Perspective on Building a New Partnership with the Middle East | ||
| Moderator | - Prof. Cho Hee-Sun, Myongji University | |
| Presentation | - Ph.D, Bilegsaikahn Munkhuu, Institute
of Commerce and Industry
(Mongolia)
- Prof. Maria Kosugi, Ritsumeikan University (Japan) - Mr. Mutrif Siddiq, Undersecretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sudan) |
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