Abu Dhabi Forum hosted by Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (DED) opened this morning at the Grand InterContinental Hotel in downtown Seoul. The two-day forum is participated by 30 plus senior officials from Abu Dhabi governmental bodies and companies led by Nasser Ahmed Al Suwaidi, DED's Chairman. South Korean Vice Minister of Knowledge Economy Kim Jung-gwan made a congratulatory message on behalf of the Korean government during the opening session of the two-day forum which came in the backdrop of the growing bilateral relations between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and South Koreas notably in the last two years. Kim said that friendly ties between South Korea and the UAE would be further enhanced in the years to come by the strategic vision of both countries on mutual trust solidified during the past 30 years since the two established their formal relations. Two countries marked 30-year relationship anniversary last year, according to a report of the UAE news agency "WAM".