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[00:00:00] activities, culinary arts and
[00:00:02] But I still don't understand why all these catering services, with the aim of promoting team
[00:00:05] spirit and allowing Moroccan talents to demonstrate their qualities and represent
[00:00:09] Morocco in Paris within the framework of the World Championship in
[00:00:12] 2028. Three days of flavors and exchanges that place
[00:00:16] Nadoria in the East on the map of
[00:00:19] criminal purposes. So, in the gastronomy and tourism, an event that
[00:00:21] demonstrates that cooking is also a driver of development and a bridge between
[00:02:23] lights, fabrics and dreams turned into Art, Paris
[00:02:27] said goodbye to 9 days in which fashion has
[00:02:31] once again shown that it is much more than a
[00:02:34] trend, it is a form of expression, an
[00:02:38] emotion and a reflection of our time. The French
[00:02:41] capital thus closed its catwalks, but left open
[00:02:45] the doors to a new season full of
[00:02:49] creativity, elegance and freedom, because
[00:02:52] fashion changes with each season, but style, when
[00:02:55] it is authentic, never goes out of style.
[00:02:58] Paris, the world. Now looks towards next spring.
[00:03:17] That's all for today, thank you for being with us one more day, very good
[00:03:21] afternoon,
[00:03:21] goodbye.
[00:04:19] Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God grant him victory and
[00:04:23] support, the Assilah Forum Foundation organizes
[00:04:26] from October 2 to 18 the autumn
[00:04:30] session of the 47th
[00:04:32] Assilah International Cultural
[00:04:37] already they already started Season. This session includes the organization of a number
[00:04:40] of intellectual, literary, and artistic seminars
[00:04:43] with the participation of thinkers, writers,
[00:04:46] Morocco
[00:04:50] and abroad. The program includes seminars on energy and
[00:04:54] water challenges in Africa and strategic projects,
[00:04:57] and seminars on challenges, transformations, and prospects in the
[00:05:01] Arab world by 2030,
[00:05:04] in addition to meetings celebrating literature, poetry, and plastic
[00:05:07] arts, a creativity
[00:05:10] MTX. And the other area of tent, and the Boland Al-Haidari Prize for
[00:05:17] poets. The season's activities also include the opening of art
[00:05:20] exhibitions, the organization of workshops for arts and literary
[00:05:23] expression, children's writing, the signing of
[00:05:26] new publications, and the screening of a documentary
[00:05:29] film, as well as musical evenings that will continue
[00:05:33] throughout the
[00:05:39] session. Chance is the first video on demand platform, best
[00:06:01] Today, we are stepping into a little Korea right here in
[00:06:05] Rabat, at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea. More
[00:06:08] than six decades of friendship and cooperation
[00:06:13] brought Morocco and Korea closer together.
[00:06:16] Today, we're going to discover the story behind this
[00:06:20] exceptional relationship and get to know the man representing
[00:06:23] Korea in Morocco, Your Excellency,
[00:06:26] Yoon. It's a pleasure to have you with us. Thank you very much
[00:06:29] for coming. It's my honor and privilege. I'm great to have
[00:06:33] you. Mr. Ambassador, take us back to the
[00:06:36] moment you learned that you've been
[00:06:39] appointed Korean ambassador to Morocco. What was the
[00:06:43] very first thought that crossed your mind? I was
[00:06:47] really honored and privileged, and I
[00:06:50] started to think about how I could promote
[00:06:53] bilateral relationships. For
[00:06:56] example, I want to become a rainmaker
[00:07:00] between the two countries. So what kind of rain should I bring to the
[00:07:04] Kingdom of Morocco? And I decided to do my best
[00:07:07] to promote the bilateral relationship.
[00:07:11] Great. And once you arrived in Morocco, what was the
[00:07:14] first thing that surprised you the most? I
[00:07:18] was really surprised to find out the hospitality of the
[00:07:21] Moroccan people. Yeah, and the
[00:07:24] warmth they extended to me. Every
[00:07:27] corner I go to, I found the Moroccan people are very kind and very
[00:07:30] generous and very much helpful. So I'm
[00:07:34] really surprised. It looks like Korea, a little
[00:07:38] Korea. It is now their hospitality
[00:07:41] too. Yeah, Morocco and
[00:07:45] Korea established diplomatic relations in
[00:07:47] 1962. More than six decades later, how
[00:07:50] would you describe this relationship?
[00:07:54] Um, it was a very good relationship,
[00:07:57] but thanks to the situation, ever
[00:08:01] since I arrived in the Kingdom of Morocco, the
[00:08:04] relationship is more future oriented and it's starting
[00:08:07] to develop much quicker than expected. Yeah, so
[00:08:10] I'm really pleased and I
[00:08:12] am really honored that I will do my
[00:08:16] best to promote bilateral relationships, and it's
[00:08:20] very, very common. They are coming across, yeah, exactly. And talking
[00:08:24] about economic cooperation, because I think this is something that the listeners
[00:08:28] are interested in. Korean companies are present in
[00:08:31] Morocco. There are many projects involving Korean
[00:08:34] companies. Um, what do you think Korean
[00:08:37] investors find attractive in
[00:08:40] Morocco? First of all,
[00:08:42] Morocco is a gateway to the market of the African continent
[00:08:46] in general. Yeah. And Morocco has a free, the only African
[00:08:49] country to have a free trade agreement with the European
[00:08:52] Union and USA. So it
[00:08:56] has a very, it occupies a very important
[00:08:58] strategic position. Yeah. And also,
[00:09:02] it is under the able leadership of His
[00:09:05] Majesty. It is economically
[00:09:08] stabilized, politically stabilized, which is a good
[00:09:12] point. And the labor force is very
[00:09:15] competent. So that's the major attractive factor for Korean companies
[00:09:19] to invest more and more. Yeah. And looking ahead, what do you
[00:09:22] think are the sectors of greatest potential for Korean investors or companies?
[00:09:26] First of all, I'd like to mention business, train
[00:09:29] production.
[00:09:32] A $5 billion worth deal
[00:09:35] with ONCF.
[00:09:38] It got the deal partly
[00:09:41] because it promised technology transfer and joint
[00:09:44] production trains in Morocco. So
[00:09:49] groundwork for their factor joint factories in
[00:09:53] Bnet. So they will jointly produce
[00:09:57] trains in Morocco. And for example, in Korea, we have
[00:10:00] KTX, Korea Train Express, a high-speed
[00:10:03] train. I already named it. You will have the MTX, Morocco
[00:10:07] Train Express. The and made in Morocco
[00:10:11] express the train of... express train which can
[00:10:14] be exported to the African continent, European
[00:10:18] Union, European continent in the future. So I named it
[00:10:22] good promising cooperation is
[00:10:25] renewable energy. For example, hydrogen product related
[00:10:29] industry. Korean companies are very famous for
[00:10:33] advanced technology in hydrogen business. So renewable energy
[00:10:36] is one promising factor. And the other things are, for
[00:10:40] example, electric car related industries, for
[00:10:43] battery production or something like that. And then maybe
[00:10:46] car industry too. That's the promising factors, I believe. So
[00:10:50] a promising future ahead. Yes, great. Now let's turn our
[00:10:53] attention to the young generation. Uh, you know that a lot
[00:10:57] of Moroccans are discovering Korea without even having traveled
[00:11:00] there through its music, through Korean
[00:11:04] dramas, cuisine, the
[00:11:06] language. So what, why do you think
[00:11:09] Korean, the Korean culture
[00:11:13] has connected so strongly with
[00:11:15] Moroccans? I think it's mainly because of the
[00:11:19] fact that we shared very good
[00:11:23] cultural heritage there.
[00:11:25] We respect elders, we have hospitality towards
[00:11:28] outsiders, neighbors, we love your neighbors, we share this kind of
[00:11:32] culture. So culturally we have common, common
[00:11:35] cultural backgrounds. Yeah, I think that will make, that
[00:11:39] makes the Moroccan people love Korean,
[00:11:42] Korean cultural products, because we share the
[00:11:44] culture, and this until so
[00:11:48] far, it has been a one-way business, the Korean
[00:11:52] cultural goods coming to Morocco. It's to promote
[00:11:55] Moroccan culture to Korea now. So I'm thinking about how can I
[00:11:58] promote Moroccan culture in the Korean market
[00:12:01] too. We only have some Moroccan
[00:12:04] entertainers working in Korea, yeah, promoting Moroccan cultures
[00:12:08] and playing the bridge role between Korea and Morocco. I really
[00:12:12] want to promote it more. Great. And speaking about
[00:12:15] bringing the Korean culture to Morocco, here there is a great
[00:12:18] example, which is the 19th Arab K-Culture
[00:12:21] caravan. It's in its 90th edition, yeah. And it
[00:12:25] will be in Mohammed V Theater, bringing
[00:12:28] in K-pop dancers and also
[00:12:32] Korean products. So what do you hope that the Moroccan
[00:12:35] audience will discover about Korea
[00:12:38] beyond K-pop and Korean dramas? First of all, I
[00:12:41] hope Moroccan audience will discover and
[00:12:45] enjoy Korean cultural products, starting with
[00:12:48] K-dance and breakdance. But
[00:12:51] I would also like to point out that we also
[00:12:55] uh, do the Korean cultural products
[00:12:58] exhibition. You can find Korean products, starting from Korean
[00:13:02] cosmetics to Korean locomotives, I mean Korean
[00:13:06] trains. Partly, not a real
[00:13:09] train, a simplified one. And
[00:13:12] also Korean traditional cultural tradition. We will do the
[00:13:16] exhibition of Korean food, Korean Hanbok, yeah. And this
[00:13:19] exhibition will also bring Korean innovation and
[00:13:23] Korean companies. So
[00:13:25] um, what do you think of this combination of culture
[00:13:29] and business as a way to promote economics in Morocco
[00:13:32] and Korea? First of all, I believe culture plays the role
[00:13:36] of an ice breaker. So you can
[00:13:39] get acquainted with a foreign country through cultural goods, for example
[00:13:43] movies, songs, something like that. So after Moroccan people
[00:13:46] enjoy Korean cultural goods, they find Korean
[00:13:49] technology or Korean goods
[00:13:52] reliable. For example, you see Korean K-dramas through Netflix or
[00:13:56] YouTube. Korean Moroccan consumers are
[00:14:00] familiar with Korean cosmetics, "Ah, this actor uses this
[00:14:03] cosmetic," and they find it reliable, so they start to
[00:14:07] buy it. So that's what I have witnessed in the Moroccan market.
[00:14:11] First time I came to this beautiful place, there was only one Korean
[00:14:15] shop selling Korean
[00:14:16] cosmetics.
[00:14:19] Yeah, you can even find Korean cosmetics in Marjane, Inwi. Yeah, yeah,
[00:14:23] very popular, by the way. Yeah, you know that, Your Excellency, His Majesty King Mohammed
[00:14:27] VI has a strong vision for
[00:14:30] Moroccan youth, and I think that Korea is contributing to this vision. Yes?
[00:14:34] Yes, we are contributing, and we regularly
[00:14:37] invite a small number, but around seven
[00:14:40] people, to Korea. We provide
[00:14:44] them Korean government scholarships, two for
[00:14:47] bachelor's, five for postgraduate. I hope we can
[00:14:50] expand more, and then it covers your tuition
[00:14:53] fee and your living expenses. And another important
[00:14:57] fact is that some Moroccan students have
[00:15:00] had their studies in Korea with their own money. One
[00:15:04] example is one lady student graduated from
[00:15:07] a Korean university after she
[00:15:09] finished
[00:15:12] her studies, she came back, she came back home and found a
[00:15:15] job. That's great. She works, she works as
[00:15:19] an engineer, and the general manager is
[00:15:23] totally, totally pleased with
[00:15:25] her performance. That's a good sign of cooperation. That's really great. Now let's
[00:15:29] put diplomacy aside, Your Excellency, and discover the man behind the title.
[00:15:33] So what do you enjoy doing most in Morocco when you're not
[00:15:37] working? Whenever I have time, I travel around from the
[00:15:40] north, that one till to the, to the central
[00:15:43] part of Marrakech and beyond. I'm, I'm totally
[00:15:47] mesmerized by the beauty of Moroccan landscape
[00:15:50] and the good weather and hospitality of the people. Yes.
[00:15:53] And after living in Morocco, do you think that the
[00:15:57] country has changed
[00:16:00] a way or another? Uh, you mean Moroccan country?
[00:16:03] Yes. Um, it has developed even though
[00:16:07] I just came here two and a half years ago. Morocco has developed
[00:16:11] a lot under the able leadership of His Majesty
[00:16:15] Mohammed VI. Every corner, for example, in my
[00:16:18] neighborhood, every corner is under construction, building something,
[00:16:21] something, in preparation for the 2030 World Games. So I
[00:16:25] really cross my fingers for the development and the well
[00:16:28] being of the Moroccan economy and Moroccan people. Yeah. And has
[00:16:31] Morocco changed something in you, Your Excellency, in the way you are,
[00:16:35] in the Korean side of you?
[00:16:38] Uh, first of all, we share the same
[00:16:40] culture. I mean in Korean language,
[00:16:44] Cheon, as hospitality and warmth to other
[00:16:47] people. They really, really
[00:16:50] welcome their outsiders. For example,
[00:16:54] I, we recently I have, I hosted some
[00:16:57] bilateral economic seminar with the Korean Institute
[00:17:01] and your Royal Institute for Study. One of the
[00:17:04] participants told me an amazing story. When he arrived in the
[00:17:08] hotel, he found that he had lost something, yeah, to bring something
[00:17:11] from Korea. So he needed to buy it. And he
[00:17:15] told the hotel desk, and she told him that in the
[00:17:17] hotel, you cannot buy this, but I know somebody who knows where
[00:17:21] to buy it, to get it. So she called and brought a man
[00:17:25] and he, he accompanied him, the
[00:17:28] Korean scholar, to the shop where he
[00:17:31] could buy. And in the shop, the shop owner couldn't speak English. So
[00:17:35] the shop owner called somebody who
[00:17:37] could speak English, and he felt okay after
[00:17:40] that, yeah. So now we want to discover, talking about this, we want to
[00:17:44] discover how more you can become, Your Excellency. There are just some questions I will
[00:17:47] ask you. Uh, when you serve Moroccan
[00:17:51] tea, do you do it with the high pour, the Moroccan way, or
[00:17:55] rather the Korean
[00:17:57] way?
[00:17:59] For the country, yeah, the high pour or the
[00:18:03] Korean way when you serve it? Um, I
[00:18:05] love Moroccan tea, yeah. And as a Korean,
[00:18:09] I, and usually Koreans drink tea without
[00:18:12] sugar, yeah. So I started without sugar, but these days I
[00:18:16] started with sugar because some Moroccan friends told me that if
[00:18:20] you want to experience real Moroccan
[00:18:23] culture, tea should be served
[00:18:26] with sugar. And Morocco has a Moroccan way
[00:18:30] of making, preparing. Exactly. It's like a ceremony.
[00:18:33] It's very, try to with
[00:18:36] delicious biscuits. Yes. And a
[00:18:40] Moroccan expression you've learned?
[00:18:42] A Moroccan expression I learned is that the first thing
[00:18:46] is inshallah, inshallah, yeah. I like the
[00:18:49] word inshallah, inshallah, because they don't want to hurt
[00:18:53] the feelings of your friend. So it's a kind of my
[00:18:56] way of saying inshallah, yeah.
[00:18:59] And I like the expression alhamdulillah,
[00:19:02] alhamdulillah. I like the expression alhamdulillah. And you use them?
[00:19:06] Yeah, I use them. Alhamdulillah. Great. And the two
[00:19:09] essential ingredients in the Moroccan tagine?
[00:19:13] I like the beef tagine
[00:19:15] because the beef is similar
[00:19:19] to Korean food called galbi. It's
[00:19:22] very similar. So I like Moroccan beef
[00:19:25] tagine. And the other one I like is
[00:19:29] pastilla. I love pastilla, especially seafood,
[00:19:32] yeah. But I want two ingredients that are essential in a
[00:19:35] tagine. Two ingredients? Yeah.
[00:19:38] Beef, beef. I like the beef, the way it's cooked, beef
[00:19:42] and some nuts. And I personally like nuts. In Korea, we
[00:19:46] have some variety of nuts, yeah, a dish with nuts.
[00:19:50] I like this beef and the nuts, yeah. Great.
[00:19:54] I'm happy with the test, Your Excellency. Now you want to add
[00:19:57] something before we wrap up this
[00:19:59] interview? To the Moroccan people. Yes, as
[00:20:03] a Korean ambassador of the Republic of
[00:20:07] Korea to the Kingdom of Morocco, I really, really
[00:20:10] thank your people for your hospitality
[00:20:13] to me and your warmth extended to me. And
[00:20:16] I can promise, until I complete my mission here, my
[00:20:20] service here, I will do my best to promote bilateral
[00:20:24] relations. Yeah, best of luck with your term here in Morocco, Your
[00:20:28] Excellency, the Korean Ambassador to Morocco, Mr.
[00:20:31] Yoon. It was a pleasure to have you with us. Thank you very much indeed.
[00:20:35] Until next time, see you. Shukran.
[00:25:37] Please, I want to understand why all this fuss about personal
[00:25:40] data protection and how I can protect it.
[00:25:43] Personal data protection is no joke. Our
[00:25:46] country is taking the matter seriously.
[00:25:50] It has set laws and rules to protect your name, phone number,
[00:25:53] address, your photos, your school information, and even
[00:25:57] medical and banking information. In short, any information
[00:26:00] that can identify you.
[00:26:04] precautions. I'll simplify things for you. Your data
[00:26:08] is like gold. Companies can exploit it to bombard
[00:26:11] you with ads. Hackers, meaning pirates, can steal your
[00:26:15] money or harm you. And there are other people who can use it against you or
[00:26:19] even forge it for
[00:26:21] end, data protection equals protection of your freedom,
[00:26:25] your private life, and your family's life. Wow, to
[00:26:29] that extent.