The 20th
KOREA-MIDDLE EAST COOPERATION FORUM
The 11th Korea‐Middle East Cooperation Forum
Date : Saturday 20 ‐ Sunday 21 December 2014
Venue : Amman, Jordan
Theme : Building Comprehensive Partnership towards a New Horizon
Co‐hosted by : Korea‐Arab Society (KAS), Jeju Peace Institute (JPI), Arab Though Forum (ATF)
Attended by : Around 150 people including former and current government dignitaries,
entrepreneurs, academia and university students from Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Korea,
Kuwait, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, the United Arab
Emirates and Yemen
| Korea | Middle East | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Remarks | - H.E. Chung Yong‐chil, Secretary‐General of Korea‐Arab Society | |
| Welcoming Remarks | - Dr. Elsadig Elfaqih, Secretary‐General of Arab Thought Forum | |
| Keynote Address | - H.E. Yun Byung‐se, Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Congratulatory Remarks | - H.E. Ibrahim Saif, Minister of Planning
and International Cooperation
(Jordan) - H.E. Nabil El Araby, Secretary General of League of Arab States (*Read on his behalf by Mr. Khaled Al Habbas, Advisor to the Secretary General, League of Arab States) |
|
| The 1st Session : The Middle East in Transition : Implications for Korea‐Middle East Relations | ||
| Moderator | - Prof. Moon Chung-in, Yonsei University | |
| Presentation | - Dr. Jang Ji‐Hyang, Director of MENA Center, Asan Institute for Policy Studies | - H.E. Hon. Jawad Anani, Senator of Upper House of Parliament (Jordan) |
| Discussion | - Prof. In Nam-sik, Korea National Diplomatic Academy | - Prof. Hüseyin Bacği, Middle
East Technical University (Turkey) - H.E. Samir Al Naouri, Former Jordanian Ambassador to Japan(Jordan) - Dr. Faisal Al Rfouh, Dean of Political Science, University of Jordan (Jordan) - Dr. Ali Halhool Alruwaili, Strategic Advisor of Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (Saudi Arabia) |
| The 2nd Session : Broadening Korea‐Middle East Economic Cooperation | ||
| Moderator | - Dr. Sadik Ünay, Director of Economic Research, SETA Foundation (Turkey) | |
| Presentation | - Dr. Kim Do‐Hoon, President of Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade | - Dr. Basil Al-Bustany, Economic
Advisor (Iraq) - Dr. Hussein El Amach, Former Minister (Syria) |
| Discussion | - Dr. Lee Kwon Hyung, Head of Africa & the Middle East Team, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy | - Dr. Hashim Hussein, Head of UNIDO
(Bahrain) - Dr. Said Saqlawi, General Director of Bisan Consulting Engineering Office (Oman) |
| The 3rd Session : Culture and People : The Foundations of Korea‐Middle East Cooperation | ||
| "Deepening Korea‐Middle East Relations through the Promotion of Cultural Exchanges" | ||
| Moderator | - Dr. Elsadig Elfaqih, Secretary-General of Arab Thought Forum | |
| Presentation | - Prof. Lee Hee Soo, Hanyang University | - H.E. Sabri Rubeihat, Director of Centre for South-North Dialogue and Development (Jordan) |
| Discussion | - Dr. Yu Hyun‐Seok, President of Korea Foundation | - Mr. Kifah Mahmoud Karim, Political
Analyst & Media Consultant of
Kurdistan Region (Iraq) - Dr. Ali Rahhal, Advisor of The Islamic Educational and Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) (UAE) - Dr. Salah El Zein, Director of Al‐Jazeera Center for Studies (Qatar) |
| "Next Generation, 'The Future of Korea-Middle East Cooperation'" | ||
| Moderator | - Mr. Peter Lee, Program Officer of MENA Center, Asan Institute for Policy Studies | |
| Presentation | - Ms. Kim Yongaa, Korea
University/University of Jordan - Mr. Cho In-wan, KDI School of Public and Management |
- Ms. Sara Abushamaleh, Seoul
National University (Jordan) - Ms. Enas Taha Alkhatib, University of Jordan (Jordan) |
| Discussion | - Dr. Eum Ik-Ran, Research Professor of GCC Institute, Dankook University | - H.E. Mohamad Abdul Ghaffar,
Chairman of Bahrain Center for
Strategic Studies (Bahrain) - Dr. Nasser Almasri, Legal Advisor of Chief of the Official International Cooperation & External Relations (Kuwait) - Dr. Walid Salem, General Director, Center for Democracy & Community Development (Palestine) |
| Closing Address | - H.E. Moon Tae-young, President of Jeju Peace Institute | - H.E. Hon. Jawad Anani, Senator of Upper House of Parliament (Jordan) |
