The 20th
KOREA-MIDDLE EAST COOPERATION FORUM
The 17th Korea‐Middle East Cooperation Forum
Date : 8th November 2021 (Mon), 14:00~18:00
Venue : Korea-Arab Society's YouTube channel
Theme : Future directions in strengthening the strategic partnership between Korea and the Middle-East in the post COVID-19 era
Co‐hosted by : Korea-Arab Society(KAS), Jeju Peace Institute(JPI), The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research(ECSSR)
| Korea | Middle East | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Remarks | - Ma Young-sam (Secretary-General of Korea-Arab Society) | |
| Welcoming Remarks | - Sultan Mohammed Al-Nuaimi (Director-General of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research) | |
| Congratulatory Remarks | - Bader Mohammed Al-Awadi (Dean of Arab Diplomatic Corps in Seoul/ Ambassador of Kuwait to Korea) | |
| Keynote Speech | - Choi Jong Kun (1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea) | - Lana Nusseibeh (Assistant Minister for Political Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates) |
| Session 1 : Korea’s relations with a changing Middle-East: Challenges, opportunities and the road forward | ||
| Moderator | - Lee Hee-soo (Emeritus Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Hanyang University) | |
| Presentation | - Kim Eunbee (Professor of Korea National Defense University) | - Ahdeya Ahmed AlSayed (former President of the Bahraini Journalists Association/ Editor-in-Chief of Al Salam Publication) |
| Discussion | - Park Hyondo (Professor of the Sogang Euro-MENA Institute, Sogang University) - Jang Ji-Hyang (Director of the Middle East and North Africa(MENA) Center, the Asan Institute for Policy Studies) |
- Obaid Al Zaabi Manager of Communication and Public Relation, ECSSR) |
| Session 2 : Environmental cooperation prospects between Korea and the Middle East | ||
| Moderator | - Rehab Almansoori (Counsellor, Embassy of the UAE to Korea) | |
| Presentation | - Chung Suh-Yong (Professor of Korea University, International Studies(Climate change) | - Fateh Belaïd (Research Fellow at King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center, Saudi Arabia (Climate and Environment)) |
| Discussion | - Choi Jai-chul (Co-president of Climate Change Center) | - Aisha Al-Suwaidi (Professor of the Khalifa University (Earth Science)) - Moamen Gouda (Professor of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, International and Area Studies(Middle East Economics)) |
| Closing Remarks | - Han Intaek (President of Jeju Peace Institute) | |
