The 20th
KOREA-MIDDLE EAST COOPERATION FORUM
The 13th Korea‐Middle East Cooperation Forum
Date : November 6~7, 2016
Venue : Marina Hotel, Kuwait
Theme : “Towards an Enduring Partnership for a Sharde Future”
Co‐hosted by : Korea-Arab Society(KAS), Jeju Peace Institute(JPI), The Middle East Studies, Diplomatic Center for Studies(DCSS)
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Welcoming Remarks | - H.E. Mr. Abdullah Y.Beshara, President, Diplomatic Center for Strategic Studies, Kuwait | |
| Opening | - H.E. Mr. Son Se-joo, Secretary-General, Korea-Arab Society, Korea | |
| Congratulatory Remarks | - H.E. Mr. Kim Hyoung-zhin, Deputy Minister for Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea | - Khaled Sulaiman Al-Jarallah, Deputy Foreign Minister, Kuwait (*Read on his behalf by Mr. Abdul Razaq Al-Khalifa, Advisor for Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kuwait) |
| Session 1. "Securing Peace through Involvement and Cooperation" | ||
| Moderator | - H.E. Dr. Shin Bong-kil, Visiting Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University, Korea (Former Ambassador of Korea to Jordan) | |
| Presentation | - Dr. Park Hyondo, Research Professor, Institute of Middle Easrtn Affairs, Myongji University, Korea |
- H.E. Mr. Abdullah Y.Beshara, President, Diplomatic Center for Strategic Studies, Kuwait - H.E. Dr. Reyad Yassin, Ambassador of Yemen to France |
| Discussants | -Dr. Seo Jeong-min, Professor, Graduate School of International and Area Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea | - Dr. Ahmed Kamel El-Behery Resarcher, Al-Ahram Center for Political and Stategic Studies, Egypt - H.E. Dr. Mazen Shamiya, Assistant Minister for Asian Affairs, MOFA, Palestine - Dr. Ashraf Abdul Aziz , Head of Strategic Cairo Center Office, Egypt |
| Session 2."Laying the Foundation for Mutual Prosperity through Economic Cooperation" | ||
| Moderator | - H.E. Mr. Suliman Al Shaheen Former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Kuwait | |
| Presentation | - Dr. Lee Kwon Hyung, Head of Africa and the Middle East Team, Korea Institutte for International Econimic Policy, Korea | - Dr. Jasim. Beshara Oil Expert, Kuwait |
| Discussants | - Mr. Lee Kwangil, Regional Vice President of MENA, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, Korea | - H.E. Dr. Mustafa Al-Sayed, Secretary General, Royal Charity Organization, Bahrain |
| Session 3. "The Future of Korea-Middle East Cooperation in Education and Culture" | ||
| Moderator | - Dr. Yousuf Al Hinai, Dean of Student Affairs / Oman Representative for the Silk-Road Universities Network, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman | |
| Presentation | - Dr. Oh Eunkyung, Professor / Director of Institute for Eurasian Turkic Studies, Dongduk Women's University, Korea | - Dr. Mohammed Al Rumaihi, Writer & Professor of Sociology, Kuwait University |
| Discussants | - Dr. Eum Ik-ran, Researcher, GCC Institute, Dankook University, Korea | - Dr. Siham Furaih, Writer & Faculty of Literature, Kuwait University - Mr. Humaid Al-Hammadi, President, Emirati-Korean Friendship Society, UAE |
| Closing Remarks | - H.E. Mr. Moon Tae-young, President, Jeju Peace Institute, Korea | - H.E. Mr. Abdullah Y.Beshara, President, Diplomatic Center for Strategic Studies, Kuwait |
