In the rectory of the University of Málaga was held last 27 and 28 October the Spain-Korea bilateral meeting which this year celebrates its tenth edition and whose motto was: "A partnership for a common future".
The forum was organized by Casa Asia and Korea Foundation in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and embassies in Madrid and Seoul.
 
The participants of the X Tribune Korea-Spain
 
Spain-Korea Tribune provides a platform for dialogue and cooperation whose main objective is to analyze the current state of relations between the two countries, especially in the economic sphere, but also in the academic and cultural, and explore opportunities for collaboration and to promote relations between the civil societies.
 
The forum was divided into 4 sessions; cooperation in global affairs, cultural exchange, innovation and economic cooperation
 
The event was attended by Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Spain, Park Hee-kwon, and the Ambassador of Spain in Korea, Gonzalo Ortiz. Among other representatives of the Spanish delegation, they attended the general manager for North America and Asia-Pacific (MAEC) Fidel Sendagorta, the director general of the Chamber of Commerce of Spain, Imma Riera, the general director of University Policy, Jorge Sainz González and the Director General of Policy and Cultural Industries of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, José Pascual Marco, the president of the Port Authority of Málaga, Paulino Plata, CEO of ICEX, Isaac Martin Barbero and CEO Casa Asia, Ramón Mª Moreno.
 
On the Korean side included the participation of the president of the Korea Foundation, Yu Hyun-Seok, a member of the National Assembly of Korea, Park Sang-Eun, the rector of the University of Seoul, Kim Seok-woo, former rector the Hankuk University of Foreing Studies, Park Chul, vice president of ICT Policy Group of the National Information Society Agency, Hwang Jong Sung, the executive president of the Korean Association of Importers, Kim Wook, the senior adviser of Lee International IP & Law Group Seoul Yim Sung-joon.

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