The 20th
KOREA-MIDDLE EAST COOPERATION FORUM
The 19th Korea‐Middle East Cooperation Forum
Date : November 6~7, 2023
Venue : Ritz Carlton Hotel, Doha, Qatar
Theme : Korea and the Middle East: Towards Stronger Cooperation and Partnership
Co‐hosted by : Korea-Arab Society(KAS), Jeju Peace Institute(JPI), The Diplomatic Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of
Qatar, Middle East Council on Global Affairs, Ibn Khaldon Center for Humanities and Social Sciences of Qatar University
[Day 1, 6 November 2023, Monday] Forum
| Korea | Middle East | ||
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| Opening Remarks | - Young-hoon KANG, President of Jeju Peace Institute | - Abdulaziz AL-HORR, Director of the Diplomatic Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar | |
| Welcoming Remarks | - Nayef AL SHAMMARI, Director of Ibn Khaldon Center, Qatar University - Khalid AL-HAMAR, Ambassador of Qatar to Korea |
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| Congratulatory Remarks | - Byung-won CHUNG, Deputy Minister for Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea | - Ahmad AL-HAMMADI, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar | |
| Session 1. Future Prospects for Korea and the Middle East | |||
| Moderator | - Tarik M. YOUSEF, Director of Middle East Council on Global Affairs | ||
| Presenter | - Woong-Yeob SONG, Professor of Chosun University, Arabic department/former Ambassador of Korea to Iran·Iraq·Afghanistan - Eunbee KIM, Associate Professor of Korea National Defense University |
- Nasser SAIDI, Former Minister of Economy and Industry, Lebanon - Khaled AL KHATER, Director of the Policy and Planning Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar |
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| Session 2. Promoting Economic Partnerships in an Era of Green Transition | |||
| Moderator | - Ali BAKEER, Research Assistant Professor, Ibn Khaldon Center, Qatar University | ||
| Presenter | - Kwon Hyung LEE, Deputy President of Korea Institute of Economic Policy, KIEP - Dong Suk HAN, Research Associate Professor, Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University |
- Saleh AL-KHULAIFI, Assistant Undersecretary for Commerce Affairs, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Qatar - Mohannad T. AL-SUWAIDAN, Head of Natural Gas Liquids(NGL) and Chief Middle East and Africa Analyst, ESAI Energy |
Session 3. Culture and People: The Future of Korea-Middle East Ties |
| Moderator | - Jie-ae SOHN Ambassador for Cultural Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea | ||
| Presenter | - Ikran EUM, Professor of Dankook University, School of General Education - Gi Yeon KOO, Research Professor of Seoul National University Asia Center |
- Kadhim NIAMA, Former Head of the Centre of Strategic and International Studies, University of Baghdad - Fahad AL-SULAITI, CEO of Education Above All(EAA) |
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| Closing Remarks | - Chang-mo KIM, Secretary-General of Korea-Arab Society(KAS) | - Tarik M. YOUSEF, Director of Middle East Council on Global Affairs | |
[Day 2, 7 November 2024, Tuesday] Roundtable
| Korea | Middle East | |
|---|---|---|
| Session 1. Qatar – Korea Diplomatic and Business Relations | ||
| Moderator | - Adel ABDEL GHAFAR, Foreign Policy and Security Program, Middle East Council on Global Affairs | |
| Presenter | - Jieun LEE, Senior Researcher, Africa and the Middle East team, Korea Institute of Economic Policy - Ji-Hyang JANG, Senior Fellow/Director of MENA Center, Asan Institute for Policy Studies - Sehyung LEE, Head of Policy Planning Team, Channel A |
- Mohammed AL-HAYKI, Former Ambassador of Qatar to Korea |
| Session 2. Qatar – Korea Energy Cooperation | ||
| Moderator | - Kwon Hyung LEE, Deputy President of Korea Institute of Economic Policy, KIEP | |
| Presenter | - Munsu KANG, Associate Research Fellow/Head of Africa and the Middle East team, KIEP - Hyondo PARK, Professor of the Sogang Euro-MENA Institute, Sogang University - Ilkwang SUNG, Head of Political and Economic Research Lab, Center for Middle East & Islamic Studies, Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University |
- Ahmad ABUSHAIKHA, Associate Professor of Hamad Bin Khalifah University |
