The 20th
KOREA-MIDDLE EAST COOPERATION FORUM
The 9th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum
Date : Saturday 17 - Sunday 18 November 2012
Venue : Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Theme : Forging Partnership for Today's World
Co-hosted by : Korea-Arab Society(KAS), Jeju Peace Institute (JPI), Emirates Center for Strategic
Studies and Research(ECSSR)
Attended by : 60 people including Undersecretary of Ministry of Foreign Trade(UAE), former and
current government dignitaries and academia
Notes : Prior to the forum, 110 people including the Foreign Minister of the UAE attend a gala
dinner on Saturday 17 November which is hosted by the Korean Foreign Minister
| Korea | Middle East | |
|---|---|---|
| Welcoming Remarks | - Dr. Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi, Director General The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) ※ absent due to health reasons | |
| Keynote Address | - H.E. Moon Tae-young, President of Jeju Peace Institute | - H.E. Ali bin Hamad Al-Marri, Ambassador of Qatar to Korea (President of Korea-Arab Society) |
| The 1st Session (Politics) : Promoting the Safe, Secure, and Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy | ||
| Presentation | - Dr. Lee Sang-hyun, Director-General for policy Planning Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade | - Mr. Fahad Ali-Qahtani, Director of
External Affairs and Communications
Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation
(UAE) - Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin, Director General of Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Sciences (Former Acting Secretary-General of OPEC) |
| Discussion | - Prof. Choi Kang, Dean of Planning &
Assessment Korean National
Diplomatic Academy - Prof. Seo Jeong-Min, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies |
- Prof. Youssef Shatilla, Dean of Academic Programs Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (UAE) |
| The 2nd Session (Economic) : Beyond Trade : New Areas of Economic Cooperation | ||
| Keynote Address | - Prof. Lee Choong-Lyol, Korea University | - H.E. Abdullah Al-Saleh,
Undersecretary of Ministry of
Foreign Trade (UAE) - Mr. Amer Al-Majali, President of Developments and Free Zones Commission (Jordan) |
| Discussion | - Dr. Song Byoung-Jun, President of
Korea Institute for Industrial
Economics and Trade - Dr. Park Chan-Ho, Director of Global Green Growth Institute (UAE) |
※ H.E. Khalfan Saeed Al-Kaabi, First Vice Chairman of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UAE) absent |
| The 3rd Session (Culture) : Building Bridges Between Korea and the Middle East | ||
| Presentation | - Mr. Shin Hyon-Ung, Chairman of Woongjin Foundation (Former Vice- Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism) | - Mr. Humid Al-Hammadi, President of the Emirati-Korean Friendship Society (UAE) |
| Discussion | - Ms. Sohn Jie-Ae, President and CEO
of Arirang TV and Radio - H.E. Chung Dal-Ho, Director of CIFAL Jeju (Former Korean Ambassador to Egypt) |
- Dr. Ali Fakhro, Former Minister of Education (Bahrain) |
| Closing Address | - H.E. Chung Yong-chil, Secretary- General of Korea-Arab Society | - Dr. Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi, Director of Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (read by proxy) |
