The 20th
KOREA-MIDDLE EAST COOPERATION FORUM
The 5th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum
Date : Friday 7 December 2007
Venue : Seoul, Korea
Theme : Mutual Prosperity between Korea and the Middle East beyond the Post-Oil era
Co-hosted by : Korea International Trade Association (KITA), Korea Association of the Middle East
Studies(KAMES)
Attended by : 300 people including Minister & Vice-Minister figures from 18 Countries and the
Islamic related organisations
Notes : Bilateral talks between Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Director-Generals, joint visits by
chief delegates and prominent figures, domestic and foreign press interviews by Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials, and contributions, adoption of presidential
statements
| Korea | Middle East | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Address | - H.E Song Min-Soon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Congratulatory Remarks | - H.E. Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary-General, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (read by proxy) | |
| Welcoming Remarks | - Dr. Lee Hee-Beom, Chairman of Korea International Trade Association | |
| Video Message | - H.E. Amr Moussa, Secretary-General of the Arab League | |
| Keynote Address | - H.E. Mrs. Sheikha Ahmad Al-Mahmoud,
Minister of the Education (Qatar)
- Mr. Usamah M. Al-Kurdi, Member of the Shura Council (Saudi Arabia) - H.E. Ahmed Lakhrif, Secretary of State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Morocco) |
|
| The 1st Discussion : Korea-Middle East Cooperation beyond the Post-Oil Era | ||
| Moderator | - Mr. Cho Jung-pyo, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Presentation | - Mr. Kim Young-Hee, Editor At-large
of JoongAng Daily
- Mr. Ma Young-sam, Director-General of African and Middle Eastern Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Presentation about establishment plan of the 'Korea-Arab Society') |
- Dr. Saleh bin Sulaiman Al-Wahibi,
Secretary-General of World Assembly of
Muslim Youth (Saudi Arabia)
- H.E. Hassan Abu Nimah, Director General of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Dialogue (Jordan) - Dr. Shamlan Al-Essa, Director of Center for Strategic and Future Studies (Kuwait) |
| Discussion | - Dr. Mutrif Siddig, Under Secretary of
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sudan)
- Dr. Samir Al-Tubayyeb, CEO of S-OIL |
|
| The 2nd Discussion : Expanding Korea-Middle East Business and Economic Cooperation | ||
| Moderator | - Prof. Moon Chung-In, Yonsei University | |
| Presentation | - Dr. Park Bok-Yeong, Head of Africa
& the Middle East team, Korea
Institute for International Economic
Policy
- Dr. Lee Moon-bae, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Energy Economics Institute |
- H.E. Mohammed K. Hassouneh, Minister of National Economy (Palestine) - Mr. Jabor Al-Mohannadi, Director- General of Public Works Authority (Qatar) |
| Discussion | - Dr. Kim Tae-sung, Executive
Director of STX Solar Energy
- Prof. Seo Jeong-Min, Graduate School of International and Area Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies |
- Mr. Magby Amir, Deputy Minister of East Asia Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Egypt) |
| Adopting conclusions | ||
| Moderator | - Mr. Ma Young-sam, Director- General of African and Middle Eastern Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| The 3rd Discussion : Political and Economical Development of the Middle Eastern Society | ||
| Moderator | - Prof. Kwak Jin-O, Korea University | |
| Presentation | - Prof. Choi Young-Chul, Seoul
Jangsin University
- Prof. Kim Joong-Kwan, Dongguk University |
- Prof. Al-Moharbi, Sultan Qaboos
University (Oman)
- Prof. Yoshimura, Hiroshima University |
