Under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II and Prime Minister of Singapore Goh Chock Tong, deliberations of the World Forum, which is organized by the Young Arab Leaders will start in Singapore on April 27.

King Abdullah will deliver a keynote address at the opening session of the forum, entitled “Arab-Asian Dialogue”.

A number of Singaporean officials including Prime Minister Tong will also address the forum.

The two-day forum will be attended by 100 figures from public and private sector institutions as well as civil society institutions from more than 20 Asian and Arab countries. They will discuss a number of initiatives that would contribute to enhancing cooperation between the Middle East and Asia mainly in the economic and media fields.