Dubai, UAE — August 2026 — The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry has held talks with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to finalize preparations for a business delegation to Seoul, scheduled to run from August 23 to 30.
The mission will be led by Haleima Hameed Al Owais, a board member of the Chamber, and will include business leaders and businesswomen representing several economic sectors, with the aim of strengthening ties between the business communities and exploring trade and investment opportunities.
The discussions took place as Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman of the Sharjah Chamber, received Lee Won-ik, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to the UAE, along with his accompanying delegation. Haleima Hameed Al Owais and officials from both sides attended the meeting.
As part of the mission, the delegation will organize the “Sharjah-Korea Businesswomen Forum 2026” in Seoul, in cooperation with several Emirati and Korean institutions. The program will also include official meetings, field visits, and bilateral business sessions aimed at exploring partnership and investment opportunities and facilitating the transfer of knowledge and technology.
The forum will focus on cooperation in technology and innovation, the digital economy, advanced industries, and tourism, hospitality and food sectors, alongside direct business meetings between businesswomen and companies from both countries.
Abdullah Sultan Al Owais said that UAE-Korea relations are entering a new phase of growth, bolstered by the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, noting the Chamber’s keenness to capitalize on this momentum to open new markets for Sharjah’s business community and attract quality Korean investment to the emirate.
He added that the timing of the mission, coinciding with Emirati Women’s Day, reflects the advanced standing Emirati women have achieved in the business sector and their role as active partners in building economic relations and strengthening the UAE’s presence in global markets.
For his part, Ambassador Lee Won-ik welcomed the Sharjah Chamber delegation, affirming his country’s interest in expanding cooperation with the emirate in artificial intelligence, energy, innovation and advanced industries, and the embassy’s readiness to support efforts to enhance communication between companies and institutions on both sides.
Both sides affirmed their commitment to continued coordination and to building on the outcomes of the mission to develop joint partnerships and projects that support the growth of economic relations between the two countries.
