Having Started in Cairo, Egypt in 2003, the Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum has been held annually in Korea and Middle East countries alternately. The Forum is a venue for in-depth discussion on important issues for the development of Korea-Middle East relations and for the establishment of a personal network among the participants. It intends to deepen mutual understanding and further develop the bilateral relations.

once every year

hosted in turn by Korea and the Arab countries

Korean and Arabic key figures in political, economic and academic fields

• Dec 2003 the 1st Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Cairo, Egypt
• May 2004 the 2nd Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
• Dec 2005 the 3rd Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Amman, Jordan
• Dec 2006 the 4th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
• Dec 2007 the 5th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
• Oct 2009 the 6th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
• Nov 2010 the 7th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Cairo, Egypt
• Oct 2011 the 8th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Jeju, Korea
• Nov 2012 the 9th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Oct 2013 the 10th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
• Dec 2014 the 11th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Amman, Jordan
• Oct 2015 the 12th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
• Nov 2016 the 13th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Kuwait, Kuwait
• Nov 2017 the 14th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
• Nov 2018 the 15th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Nov 2019 the 16th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
• Nov 2021 the 17th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
• Nov 2022 the 18th Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Seoul, Korea
• Nov 2023 the 19th Korea Middle East Cooperation Forum in Doha, Qatar