The Gulf Research Center (GRC) congratulates the Republic of Korea’s newly appointed Minister of Defense, HE Mr. Byung Hyuk Choi, formerly the esteemed Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Wishing him great success and looking forward to the continued strengthening of Gulf-Korea relations
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman of the Gulf Research Center (GRC), hosted a meeting today, December 4, 2024, at the GRC's office in Riyadh with H.E. Aníbal Gómez-Toledo, Ambassador of Mexico to Saudi Arabia , followed by Guillermo Gutiérrez-Nieto, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Mexico in Saudi Arabia , and Dr. Bram Govaerts , Director General of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT).
The meeting also included Dr. Christian Koch, Executive Manager at the Gulf Research Center Brussels, and Hannan Alghamdi, Researcher at the GRC. The discussion focused on CIMMYT's projects and presence in the region, food security challenges, and exploring avenues for collaboration to address these critical issues.
Dr. Ahmed Sager, Vice President of the Gulf Research Center (GRC) and GRC’s Senior Team received this morning at the GRC’s office in Riyadh H.E. Balázs Selmeci, Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia @HUNGARYinSAUDI , Mr. Sándor Major, Deputy Head of Mission, Dr. N. Rózsa Erzsébet, and Dr. László Csicsmann. Many different thoughts and ideas were exchanged on regional and international issues during the visit.
The Gulf Research Center (GRC), in coordination with the Embassy of Mexico 🇲🇽 the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia @Embamex_ASA organized a MIKTA roundtable meeting at the GRC’s office in Riyadh on November 14th, 2024, as Mexico is the annual coordinator of MIKTA this year, an informal forum for dialogue and consultation that includes Mexico, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Türkiye, and Australia
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman of the Gulf Research Center (GRC), met with Mr. Guo Wanda, Executive Vice President of the Chinese Development Institute (CDI), along with his delegates, Mr. Yu Lingqu, Executive Director of the Department of Financial Development and Enterprise Research at the CDI, and Mr. Kris Liu, Director of International Cooperation Department at the CDI, at the GRC’s office in Riyadh.
sides discussed areas of cooperation in research activities between both institutions.
On November 13, 2024, Dr. Ahmed Sager, Vice President of the Gulf Research Center (GRC), met with Dr. Tong Fai, Director of Division of Security Studies from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences at the GRC office in Riyadh, along with Mr. Liu Linzhi, Research Assistant, Division of Security Studies, and Mr. James Li, Board Chairman/Co-Founder of Strarwin.
During this meeting both sides discussed area of cooperation between both centers in different research activities.
