SOME HIGHLIGHTS - COMPACT FACTS - COMPACT 75 years of NUMOV 1954: Dr. h.c. Alfred Toepfer, a 1983: Founding of the 1985: Founding of the businessman from Hamburg, German-Egyptian Economic Council Saudi-German Businessmen’s Dialogue succeeded Ernst Godeffroy as The idea of creating an institution concerned with economic and chairman of the Near and in cooperation with the in the framework of the cultural relations with the countries of the Near and Middle East Middle East Association in Egyptian Businessmens’s Association German-Saudi Joint Economic Commission 1954. The association attracted coordinated together with the had been discussed in the German business community since an increasing number of visitors Dr. h.c. Saudi Ministry of Economics and Finance from abroad, among them mini- Alfred the beginning of the 1920s. sters, diplomats and journalists. Toepfer At the same time, cooperation Hans-Otto Thierbach and 1934: The formation of the German Middle East Association took with the Federal Government Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker th place in Berlin, Jägerstraße 2-3, on May 30 , 1934. Today the could be strengthened. Representatives of building is the mission of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg the Near and Middle East Association were to the Federal Republic of Germany. received by Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, and Prof. Dr. Erhard, Federal Minister of Dr. Hermann Reyss, the manager of Siemens was Economics, gave a speech on a Near and elected as first chairman of the assoicaiton. Middle East Day. Dr. Richard Turgut Özal Hans-Dietrich Genscher von Weizsäcker 1950: On February 1st, 1950 a number of perso- Many further milestones marked the work of the nalities met to establisch the “Near and Middle 1984: The Near and Middle East Association celebrated its 50th anniversary Near and Middle East East Association” (NUMOV) as the successor of 1958: On October 1st, 1958, Dr. Ernst A. on September 6th, 1984. In the presence of the Federal President, Association until 1989: the German Middle East Association in Messerschmidt succeeded Dr. Reinhard Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker, who was accompanied by his wife Marianne, the Following Foreign Minister Hamburg. Some of them had already been for- Hüber, the executive member of the board who board of the Association had the honour to welcome almost 900 German and Genscher's visit to mer members of the association in Berlin. The had served in his post for many years. Dr. foreign members, and guests from Germany and abroad in the Congress Damascus in August 1985, founding meeting of the Near and Middle East Messerschmidt contributed to the success of Centre of Hamburg. During the event, high-ranking government representati- th the Syrian government Association (NUMOV) was held on May 10 , the association in an exceptional way. The ves presented papers on how to strengthen the already existing cooperation invited the Near and 1950 in Hamburg. The goal of the association Near and Middle East Association grew to between Germany and the countries of the region and to find new fields of Middle East Association was based on the old statute: to help promote become the largest of all associations in cooperation.The papers presented by Federal Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich for talks. A German busin- German economic relations with the Near and Hamburg under his management. He remained Genscher, Turkish Prime Minister Turgut Özal, and the president of the Arab ess delegation travelled to Middle East on a non-profit basis. Religious and managing director until his death in 1971. Fund for Social and Economic Development, His Excellency Mohammed Damascus in 1985 headed political goals were expressly excluded; cultural Imady, all conveyed the political and economic significance of the Middle East activities such as public lectures were also Dr. Ernst A. by the association’s chair- 1903: Heinrich A. Meißner Pascha digging region. provided for with the new statute. Messerschmidt man, Hans-Otto Thierbach the first turf of the Baghdad railway. The and the management of As an internationally recognized foreign trade organi sation, the Near and concession to build the Baghdad railway, The first journal of the associaton had the title “Announcements of the the Near and Middle East Middle East Association has always communicated the interests and propo- which the German industry was granted in German Middle East Association/Orient Chronicle”. It appeared on November Association travelled to sals of its partners in the region to the public in Germany and, at the same 1898, was a mile stone in German-Oriental 3rd, 1934. After renaming the journal to “Orient News” (Orient-Nachrichten) in the countries of the region time, has made the efficiency of the German industry more visible. The economic relations. 1935, it already appeared bi-weekly from June 1937 onward. As of 1940, it in order to introduce itself. association's success was also reflected in its membership numbers. In the was titled “The Near East” (Der Nahe Osten) and appeared monthly. year of its 50th anniversary the association welcomed its 500th member.

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1973: Hans-Otto Thierbach, 1986: Dr. Rolf-E. Breuer, like his th 1936: On April 29 , 1936 the 1952: At the beginning of December 1952 the "German- 1960: The establishment of the German Orient Foundation in member of the board of predecessor Hans-Otto Thierbach, German-Iranian Chamber of Iranian Chamber of Commerce" was revived. Its head- 1960 meant a crucial expansion of the activities of the Near and Deutsche Bank AG, who was a member of the board of Commerce was founded. quarters and staff where those of the Near and Middle Middle East Association. The German Orient Institute was Frankfurt/Main, succeeded Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt, East Association until 1998. estab lished under the roof of the German Orient Foundation. Dr. h.c. Alfred Toepfer as became chairman of the board of 1956: The Near and Middle East With the establishment of the German Orient Institute, the Near chairman of the Near and the association on September 16th, Association achieved great success in 1956 and Middle East Association also published the "Orient Hans-Otto Middle East Association on 1986. Dr. Otto Plassmann became with its exhibition "Near and Middle East - News"/"The Near East" under its new title "Orient". Thierbach April 26th, 1973. Rochus the managing director in 1989. 1953: Cultural exchange between Germany and the countries of then and now", which took place in Freiherr von Lüttwitz was the Heinrich A. Meißner Pascha the Arab world was broadened when, in Janu ary 1953, the German Hamburg from September 29th until October executive board member of (1862 - 1940), Architect of Protestant School in Cairo which had been founded 1873 was reo- 14th, 1956. It was the first event of its kind the association and the the Hedjaz railway and one pened under the name "Goethe Institute". Offering German langu- 1968: In November, 1968 the first German business that led the German public to examine the German-Iranian Chamber of the founders of the age courses and organizing cultural events to promote mutual delegation visited Kuwait and . In March tradition of German-Oriental relations on a of Commerce from 1971 until Baghdad railway understanding was the very goal of the institute. Additional bran- 1971 another business delegation travelled to cultural and economic basis. The large 1989. ches were opened in quick succession in the Orient: Beirut (1954), Bahrain, Qatar, , and Dubai number of visitors clearly demonstrated to . Damascus (1955), Tehran (1958), Izmir and Baghdad (1959), the countries of the -Islamic world the Dr. Rolf-E. Breuer Alexandria, Basra, Khartoum (1960), Istanbul and Amman (1961). Rochus Freiherr extent of interest in Germany. von Lüttwitz

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75 years of NUMOV 1999: Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski - also known as Ben Wisch - became Honorary Chairman of the Near and Middle East Change and Continuity: The Nineties Association. 2000: Founding of the Federation of European Middle East Business Associations

Hans-Jürgen 1995: On December 27th, 1995, Wolf-Elmar Warning became 1998: Founding of the Wischnewski 2001: Founding of the NUMOV Junior Section chairman of the Near and Middle East Association. He succeeded German-Yemenite Forum Dr. Rolf-E. Breuer who had been the chairman of the Association since 1986. 2001: Founding of the f.l.t.r.: Jens-Ove Stier, Vice- NUMOV Senior Consultants Section chairman of the Near and Middle East Association, f. r. t. l.: H.E. Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Walter Weinberger, German the Republic of Yemen, H.E. Dr. Helga Gräfin Ambassador to Qatar, H.H. Strachwitz, Ambassador in Yemen, first Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al- female German Ambassador in the region, Thani, Emir of Qatar, Werner 2001: The Near and Middle East Werner Schoeltzke, Helene Rang Schoeltzke, Chairman of the Association has in the meantime become Werner Helene Rang H.H. Hamad bin Jassim bin Mohammed Near and Middle East the best-known German organisation in Schoeltzke 1998: A business delegation of the Near Al Thani and H.E. Roman Herzog Association Qatar, apart from the companies opera- and Middle East Association, in cooper - H.H. Abdullah II. of ting in the country such as KruppUhde. 1997: Werner Schoeltzke, chairman of the executive 1999: H.H. Sheikh Hamad Bin ation with the Federal Ministry of On behalf of the Federal Ministry of directors of Fritz Werner Industrie-Ausrüstungen Khalifa Al-Thani was the first H.E. Dr. Helmut Kohl and H.E. Hosny Mubarak Economic Cooperation and Development 2000: In October, H.H. Economics and Labour, the Near and GmbH - later renamed MAN Ferrostaal Industrie - Qatari head of state to visit and the Hessian Ministry of Economics, King Abdullah II of Middle East Association organised a dele- anlagen GmbH - became the chairman of the Near Germany. During his visit he was 1995: In May 1995, the then Federal Chancellor, travelled to Yemen in spring 1998. Since Jordan participated in a gation of about 44 German business and Middle East Association. also received by H.E. Roman H.E. Dr. Helmut Kohl, also travelled to the Near 1998, the Near and Middle East meeting with more than representatives to Qatar and Oman. It East. He visited Egypt and Jordan as well as Israel Herzog who was the Federal was the largest German busi ness delega- Helene Rang became chief executive officer and Association has been organising fact- 100 German economic and the Palestinian territories. During the same President at the time. tion that had ever visited Qatar. The deputy chairperson of the association. finding missions which help obtain representatives in Berlin. year, representatives of the Near and Middle East first-hand regional information about The meeting was headed Ambassador to Qatar at the time, H.E. Association accompanied the Foreign Minister at Rolf Meyer-Olden, gave confirmation to The association was completely restructured. The the respective countries. by the chairman of the the time, Dr. Klaus Kinkel, on a trip to Cairo, 2000: In July 2000, the president of the the Near and Middle East Association and number of board members was raised and the country Near and Middle East Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Ankara. The trip was a Islamic Republic of Iran, H.E. Mohammed the Foreign Ministry that there had never committees were revived. An advisory committee was Association, Werner great opportunity for the Near and Middle East Chatami visited Germany. It was the first H.E. Mohammed Chatami, been so much publicity for Germany in set up, the members of which were to be selected Schoeltzke. Association to strengthen its contacts with local visit of an Iranian head of state in 33 years. Werner Schoeltzke Qatar. from public figures as well as experts with special organisations. relations to the region.

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1992: From 1991 to 1994, the oil-rich Gulf States were at the centre of attention of German 1998: The Near and Middle East companies. The second Gulf crisis came to an end in January 1991 and the way was clear Economic Handbook was publis- 2000: Founding of the 2000: February saw the first visit of 2001: NUMOV intensified its activities at for economic activities in the Gulf. The commencement of the reconstruction work in hed for the first time. It has been Qatar German Business Forum a Federal President to the State of international fairs. Following the initiative of Lebanon as well as the declarations of independence of the central Asian Republics of published every two years since Qatar. H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin the Near and Middle East Association, the Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in 1990 and then and gives an overview of the Khalifa al-Thani and President H.E. Oil & Gas Fair in Teheran was put on the 1991 constituted important developments for economic involvement in the region. In 1991, current economic developments in Dr. h.c. Johannes Rau met for official foreign fair agenda of the Federal members of the board of the Near and Middle East Association accompanied the Federal the region. The first edition of the official talks. H.H. Sheikh Hamad Government. Minister of Economics, Möllemann, on his trip to Iran, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. In February "Economic Forum Near and H.E. Dr. Johannes emphasized the significance of the 1992, another conference of the German-Saudi mixed Economic Commission took place in Middle East" followed in March the Rau and H.H. Sheikh bilateral economic relations. The Riyadh. For that reason, the Federal Minister of Economics travelled to the Saudi Arabian same year. There had been no Hamad bin Khalifa vice-chairperson of the German capital with a German delegation again. The Near and Middle East Association was invol- comparable publication in Germany al-Thani Near and Middle East Association, ved in preparing and implementing the trip. The prospect of German investments in Saudi so far. Today, it is Germany's lar- Helene Rang, representing the Arabia as well as Saudi investments in Germany, especially in the new federal states, was gest economic publication for the association’s management, was one of the most important topics. In 1994, members of the board of the Near and Middle Near and Middle East and is also also a member of the president’s East Association accompanied another delegation of the Federal Minister of Economics at well known in the region. delegation. the time, Dr. Rexroth, to the country. In that year Saudi Arabia became Germany's third-lar- gest trading partner in the Arab world.

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Gala Dinner 70 years NUMOV, 2003: In cooperation with the Federal Ministry for hosted by Deutsche Bank H.E. Gerhard Schröder, Economics and Labour, the Near and Middle East H.H. Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Association organized a Near and Middle East Al-Jaber Al-Sabah H.E. Kemal Dervis Conference on the ministry's premises on October 20th, 2003. About 300 high-ranking German 2002: The Turkish minister of econo- business representatives attended the conferen- ce. The Near and Middle East Association arran- Representatives of German diplomatic H.E. Gerhard Schröder, mics, Kemal Dervis, came to Hamburg in Ingrid Matthäus-Maier, ged a grand gala the same evening. During his missions at the anniversary celebration H.H. Sheikh Hamad April, following an invitation of the Near Dr. Karl-Ernst Brauner and Middle East Association to speak speech Dr. Ditmar Staffelt, parliamentary state at the Federal Foreign Office bin Khalifa Al-Thani before 200 guests at the German Near secretary to the Federal Ministry of Economics Jürgen Chrobog and Middle East Gala Event 2002 at the and Labour, outlined the government's current st st hotel "Vier Jahreszeiten". efforts with regard to the Near and Middle East. 2004: On May 31 and June 1 , the German Near and Middle East Association celebrated its 70th anniversary. In order to 2004: The first business conference on Sharjah in mark this auspicious occasion, a special conference on the H.E. Gerhard Schröder, 2002: The Federal Minister of Economics, Germany was organised by NUMOV at Deutsche Bank in region took place in the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin which H.H. Hamad bin Isa al- H.E. Dr. Werner Müller, travelled to Saudi Berlin and attracted a large number of German business Jürgen Fitschen was attended by some 600 business executives, government Khalifa Arabia for the first time, in response to executives. A high-ranking delegation led by Dr. Rashid Al officials and representatives of foreign diplomatic Crown Prince H.E. Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Leem provided a comprehensive insight into the business missions as well as a high ranking delegation from the United st Saud's visit a year before. This was a histo- environment in the third largest emirate of the UAE. Arab Emirates. On the evening of June 1 , a special Gala ric milestone in the bilateral rela tions. Dinner, hosted by Deutsche Bank, was held in the Atrium of the bank headquarters in Berlin. The event was attended by H.E. Gerhard Schröder, 2003: The Near and Middle East Association some 260 German and foreign guests. Guest speaker of the H.E. Abdelqader Bajamal H.E. Dr. Werner Müller, Federal initiated the visit of a high-ranking economic Gala Dinner was H.E. Sheikh Fahim Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, the Minister of Economics, and H.E. Dr. delegation from Dubai to Germany in early UAE Minister of Economy and Trade, who was accompanied Ibrahim Al-Assaf, Minister of Finance summer. The delegation was headed by by a large delegation. of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia H.E. Qassim Sultan, the Mayor of Dubai. H.E. Sheikh Fahim Bin Sultan Al Qasimi

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2003: In cooperation with the 2002: In April 2002, the association opened its office Embassy of the H.E. Gerhard Schröder, in Berlin-Mitte. After 68 years, the Association had in Germany, the Near and Middle East H.H. Sayyid Fahd bin returned to the place of its founding in Jägerstraße Association published the first issue of and is now permanently present in Berlin once again. Mahmoud Al Said 2003: The association's general mee- the journal "The United Arab Emirates ting was combined for the first time with in Focus". The publication provides a H.E. Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al Ahmad 2003: The seminar "Learning to a Near East Day at the Foreign Ministry detailed overview of the numerous Al Jaber Al Sabah, Dr. Karl-Ernst Brauner H.E. Gerhard Schröder, understand Arabic" was offered in Berlin. Representatives of the mini- projects and activities in the United H.H. Sheikh Sultan by the Association in May, 2003 Arab Emirates. stry's economic department as well as 2004: In June, NUMOV organised the German-Kuwaiti bin Zayed Al Nahyan for the first time. Since then it has a number of German ambassadors Business Forum in Berlin on the occasion of a visit by H.E. been presented regularly due to explained current political and econo- Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, its great success. The goal of the mic issues concerning the Near and Special Representative of H.H. the Prime Minister of seminar is to teach businessmen Middle East region. Kuwait, and Minister of Communications, Planning and the basics of Arabic as well as 2002: Publication: Water Management and Development, who was accompanied by a high- important cultural characteristics. Water Technology in the Near and Middle East ranking delegation.

NUMOV / GERMAN NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST ASSOCIATION GERMAN NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST ASSOCIATION / NUMOV SOME HIGHLIGHTS - COMPACT FACTS - COMPACT 75 years of NUMOV Festive Dinner on the occasion 2006: Former Chancellor of the appointment of The German Near and Middle East Dr. Gerhard Schröder becomes Dr. Gerhard Schröder as Honorary Chairman of NUMOV Association today Honorary Chairman of NUMOV Jürgen Fitschen, Board 2006: The German Near and Middle East Association was greatly honoured by the readiness of Member of NUMOV and former Chancellor Dr. Gerhard Schröder to take on the role of Honorary Chairman of NUMOV, Mem ber of the Group 2005: Martin Bay, Deutsche Bahn - German 2005: A large German business delegation to following the death of Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski in February 2005. On May 29th,, 2006 the Executive Committee of Railway Group, has become the chairman Afghanistan was organised by NUMOV from 8th to 11th honorary chairmanship was handed over to Dr. Gerhard Schröder, celebrated in a splendid festi- Deutsche Bank of NUMOV. Werner Schoeltzke continues May, 2005. It was the first German delegation of this ve event at the Federal Foreign Office. The Foreign Minister of the UAE, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin to serve NUMOV as Member of the Board kind to visit Kabul after more than two decades. The Foreign Trade Conference 2006 Zayed Al Nahyan attended the ceremonial act along with approximately 500 other participants. The Federal Foreign Minister Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his congratulations to Gerhard of the Association. pre sence of the German delegation in Kabul was an at the Federal Foreign Office important step in restoring and strengthening economic Schröder for his acceptance of the honorary chairmanship. Martin Bay relationships between the two countries and was hailed as a great success.

f.l.t.r.: Dr. Peter Klaus, Member of the Board of KfW Bankengruppe, Deputy Chairman of the f.l.t.r.: Martin Bay, Chairman of the Board of NUMOV, Chairman Board of NUMOV, H.E. Michael Glos, German of the Board of Managing Directors, DB ProjektBau (Deutsche Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, Bahn Group), H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Dr. Gerhard Schröder, former Federal Chancellor Martin Bay, Chairman of the Board of Managing Minister for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Dr. and Honorary Chairman of NUMOV Directors, DB ProjektBau, Chairman of the Gerhard Schröder, Honorary Chairman of the Board of NUMOV, Board of NUMOV, H.E. Prof. Dr. Ossama H.E. Hamid Karzai Representatives of German Embassies former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Abdulmajed Ali Shobokshi, Ambassador of the and Consulates General in the countries Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of the Near and Middle East, fourth from the right: Dr. Peter Ammon, Director General for Economic Affairs and 2005: The annual Near and Middle East Gala Event of Sustainable Development of the Federal 2006: Founding of the NUMOV, hosted by the KfW banking group took place on Foreign Office. Emirati German Friendship Society 16th February in Berlin. The Gala dinner was attended by many business and political leaders including the Federal Participants on the occasion of the appointment Minister of Economics and Technology, Michael Glos, as of Dr. Gerhard Schröder as Honorary Chairman key note speaker. of the Board of NUMOV

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2006: The 8th German 2006: German Federal Minister of Economics and World Bank Forum took Technology Michael Glos visited Riyadh on 2005: For the exhibition "Rebuild Iraq place from 1st - 2nd June 14th/15th November, 2006 to open the 16th session 2005", NUMOV organised a business 2006 in Hamburg, dedi- of the Saudi - German Joint Commission on delegation to Jordan in April 2005. cated to the Middle East Economic and Technical Cooperation. He was and its relations to accompanied by more than one hundred German Germany. The World H.E. Dr. Ibrahim Al- business people. The Saudi delegation was led by 2005: A high-ranking Pakistani business delegation from f.l.t.r.: Klaus Langemann, Department Head New Bank Forum was hosted Assaf, Minister of Dr. Ibrahim Al-Assaf, Saudi Minister of Finance. Lahore, led by Mian Misbah-ur-Rahman, President of Business Caspian Region & Middle East by the Senate of Finance of the Kingdom On the occasion of the session of the Saudi- th the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Wintershall AG, Nesreen M. Sideek Barwari, Hamburg, the World of Saudi Arabia, and German Joint Commission, the 14 session of the visited Germany at the end of July. 2006: The Near and Middle East Fellow, Institute of Politics, Harvard University, Bank and the Hamburg H.E. Michael Glos, Saudi German Business Dialogue (SGBD) took Economic Handbook was published former Minister for Municipalities and Public Chamber of Commerce. Minister of Economics place with the two Co-Chairmen Khaled Juffali, in English for the first time, making it Works of Iraq, Martin Bay, Chairman of the Moreover, it was suppor- and Technology of the Vice Chairman and Managing Partner, E.A. Juffali accessible to an even broader NUMOV Board, Chairman of the Board of ted by various partners Federal Republic of and Brothers, and Martin Bay, Chairman of the 2005: Publication: Chemische Industrie audience. Managing Directors, DB International, Jamal including the German Germany Board of NUMOV, Chairman of the Board of im Nahen und Mittleren Osten Majid Bin Thaniah, Vice President, Dubai Ports Near and Middle East Managing Directors, Deutsche Bahn World Association. International.

NUMOV / GERMAN NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST ASSOCIATION GERMAN NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST ASSOCIATION / NUMOV SOME HIGHLIGHTS - COMPACT FACTS - COMPACT 75 years of NUMOV German Near and Middle East Gala Event 2007 2007: In September, NUMOV published the “NUMOV- DIRECTORY of German Companies in the Near and Middle East” for the first time. Realising the need of 2007: th The German Near and Middle East In the evening of 11 May, 2007 NUMOV's German Near and German companies to present themselves in a lasting Middle East Gala Event 2007 took place in Berlin hosted by Porsche manner, and taking into account the ongoing importance AG. It was attended by 250 German and foreign guests, among them of the states of the Near and Middle East and North Africa Association today high-ranking government officials, German ambassadors working in for the German industry, NUMOV distributed – free of the region and foreign diplomats active in Germany. Commissioner charge – 50,000 copies of the DIRECTORY in the region. Günter Verheugen, the Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Enterprise and Industry, addressed the guests of the Dagmar Wöhrl, Parliamentary German Near and Middle East Gala Event 2007 on the subject of 2007: The visit of Chancellor Angela Merkel to the State Secretary of the Federal "The EU, the Middle East and the Mediterranean: A key challenge of Middle East in February 2007 was accompanied Ministry of Economics and 2007: In December 2007, the German Orient – Institute re- the 21st Century". by an economic delegation led by Michael Glos, Technology launched its scientific magazine ORIENT. With contributions Federal Minister of Economics and Technology. from numerous known scholars, ORIENT addresses relevant topics in politics, economics and culture of the countries of f.l.t.r.: H.E. Michael Glos, Federal the Middle East. It is a platform for an exchange of ideas, as 2007: NUMOV's Foreign Trade Conference at Participants of the first meeting of the Minister of Economics and well as an addition to the ongoing dialogue with the Islamic the Federal Ministry of Economics and Emirati German Friendship Society Technology, H.E. Angela Merkel, world. Technology was held on 11th May. Federal Chancellor of Germany, 2007: On 14th January, 2007 the and H.E. Nasir al-Muhammad al- Klaus Berning, Executive Emirati German Friendship Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Prime H.E. Günter Verheugen, Vice President Vice President Sales and Society (EGFS) was officially laun- Minister of the State of Kuwait NUMOV of the European Commission and Marketing of Porsche AG ched by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Office Martin Bay, Chairman of NUMOV Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime 2007: NUMOV's first German - Middle East Business 2007: In October 2007, NUMOV and the German Chamber Minister of the UAE, and Dr. Round Table for national and international members took in Berlin of Commerce and Industry organised a German business H.H. King Abdullah bin Gerhard Schröder, former Federal place in Berlin on 2nd April 2007. Numerous ambassadors Ahmet Eren, owner of Eren delegation to Muscat/Oman, on the occasion of the 10th ses- Abdulaziz Al Saud and Chancellor of Germany and welcomed the invitation of the Near and Middle East Holding and Helene Rang, sion of the German-Omani Joint Commission on Economic Helene Rang, CEO of Honorary Chairman of NUMOV, Association to attend this important event hosted by Dr. CEO of NUMOV and Technical Cooperation. H.E. Dr. Bernd Pfaffenbach, NUMOV during a ceremony in Abu Dhabi. Norbert Kloppenburg from the KfW banking group. State Secretary of the German Ministry of Economics and 2007: Both founding members initiated In November 2007, the 2007: H.H. King Abdullah bin Technology, headed the delegation and led the commission nd the EGFS and are the Honorary 2 NUMOV German – Middle Abdualziz Al Saud, Custodian of talks with H.E. Sayyid Badr bin Hamoud Al Busaidi, Secretary Chairmen of the society. dinner East Business Round Table the Two Holy Mosques and King General of the Foreign Ministry of Oman. hosted by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Continuous engagement is apparent in the fact that took place in Istanbul. The of Saudi Arabia, visited Berlin Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. the German Orient Institute, under the umbrella of event was hosted by NUMOV’s th th H.E. Dr. Bernd Pfaffenbach, State Secretary at the German Ministry of from the 7 – 9 November 2007. the German Orient Foundation, proceeds with its first international member, the Economics and Technology at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and H.E. Sayyid It was the first official of a Saudi regional research on the Near and Middle East in Eren Holding, represented King to Germany since the visit of First NUMOV German - Middle East Business Round Table Badr bin Hamoud Al Busaidi, General Secretary at the Foreign Ministry of Oman the new NUMOV office in Berlin, Jägerstraße 63 D. through its owner Ahmet Eren H.H. King Khaled in 1980. and its CFO Saffet Molvali.

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2007: H.E. Alireza Sheikh Nearly simultaneously, NUMOV took the responsibility to organise a busi- f.l.t.r.: H.E. Yousef Omair Bin Yousef, H.E. Peer 2007: On behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Attar, Deputy Foreign ness delegation on behalf of the German Ministry of Economics and Technology Steinbrück, H.H. Sheikh Bin Zayed al-Nahyan Technology, NUMOV together with the Association of German Chambers st th Minister for Eco nomic to the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, from the 31 August to 4 and H.E. Dr. Gerhard Schröder of Industry and Commerce and the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce Affairs of Iran September, 2007. The delegation was headed by Martin Bay, Chairman of the organised the 3rd German-Iraqi Business Conference in Hamburg, on Board of NUMOV, Co-Chairman of the Saudi-German Business Dialogue and th June 19 , 2007. The conference was attended by a high-ranking Iraqi Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors of Deutsche Bahn International. 2007: November 13th and 14th delegation, representing both the Iraqi central government and the Business delegation from 2007 saw the second meeting of 2007: In the middle of February, a Kurdish regional government. the Palestinian Territories the Emirati German Friendship one-day business seminar on Iran f.l.t.r:: Martin Bay, Chairman of the Board of NUMOV, Co-Chairman of the Saudi-German Society on the occasion of the took place. It was organised by 2007: For the first time in its history NUMOV, on visit of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin NUMOV and focused on the present H.E. Fawsi Hariri, Minister Business Dialogue, Chairman of the Board of behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Managing Directors of Deutsche Bahn Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime economic situation, the recent Economics and Technology, welcomed a business of Industry and Minerals, Minister of the United Arab Foreign Investment Protection Law Republic of Iraq International and H.E. Dr. Detlev Wolter, Minister delegation from the Palestinian Territories from Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission of the H.H. Sheikh Bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Emirates and Co-Honorary as well as Iran's growing privatisation th th 24 - 28 April 2007. The delegation was led by H.E. Dr. Gerhard Schröder Chairman of the Emirati German efforts. The seminar was attended by Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to Bassem Khoury, President of the Palestinian and German participants of the Gala Dinner Friendship Society to Berlin. a high-ranking Iranian delegation. the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and H.E. Dr. Hamad Federation of Industries (PFI). Al Bazee, Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs

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Anniversary Celebration 75 years of NUMOV German Near and Middle East The German economic delegation 75 years of NUMOV Gala Event 2008 with H.E. Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdish Regional 2008: In the evening of May 28th Government, and H.E. Dr. Christof The German Near and Middle East NUMOV held its annual German Near Weil, Ambassador of the Federal and Middle East Gala Event, this time Republic of Germany to Iraq 2008: May 28th, 2008 marked the Annual General Meeting of at the Kronprinzenpalais, located in the 2008: On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economics and Association today the Near and Middle East Association. The event was kindly heart of Berlin. The event was hosted Technology, NUMOV arranged a German business delegation to Iraq Qatar Symphonic Orchestra hosted by the Representation Office of the European by Emirates Airlines, one of the most on the occasion of the Erbil International Fair 2008. More than 50 H.H. Sheikha Mozah Bint Commission in Berlin. On the same day NUMOV cooperated successful airlines worldwide. business and press representatives participated in the delegation, Nasser Al Missned, Consort with the European Commission in hosting a conference entitled which lasted from October 17th to 20th, 2008. of His Highness the Emir of f.l.t.r.: H.E. Dr. Gerhard Schröder, Former Chancellor of the “The European Union as a Partner of the Near and Middle Qatar and Chairperson of Federal Republic of Germany, Founder and Honorary Chairman East”. One of the panels focused on the relationship between 2009: Mid of February was marked by the Qatar Foundation of the Emirati German Friendship Society; H.H. Sheikh the EU and the region, with a focus on the countries of the visit of H.E. Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier Muhammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Mediterranean Basis, whereas the other panel focused on EU to Iraq – the first visit of a German Foreign th Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, Prof. relationships with the GCC countries only. The conference pro- Minister to the country in 22 years. 2009: May 29 , 2009 marked the joyous cele- th Dr. Dieter Lenzen, President of the “Freie Universität Berlin”. vided all its participants with new food for thought, as well as a bration of the 75 anniversary of the German greater understanding of relations between the European Union Near and Middle East Association. The day 2008: On 8th February 2008, NUMOV’s Honorary Chairman and former German Chancellor, H.E. and the Near and Middle East. H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy was marked by three events, the first being Dr. Gerhard Schröder welcomed H.H. Sheikh Muhammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice- Prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and the NUMOV member’s annual meeting in the President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, in Berlin. H.H. Honorary Chairman of the Emirati German morning. The afternoon saw the NUMOV Near Sheikh Muhammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum was awarded the Medal of Honour in Gold of the Friendship Society (EGFS) and H.E. Dr. Gerhard and Middle East Annual Economic Schröder, Former German Chancellor and Conference 2009. Free University of Berlin for his outstanding contributions to the development of science and edu- H.E. Dr. Frank- Honorary Chairman of the EGFS cation in his country and the Arab world. Walter Steinmeier, The splendid gala event, attended by nume- German Minister rous influential office holders and high-ranking f.l.t.r.: H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin 2008: The 3rd Meeting of the Emirati-German Annual General Meeting of the German of Foreign Affairs personalities, held ready a further delight: a Jabr Al Thani, H.E. Yousuf Hussein H.E. Dr. Gerhard Schröder, Former Friendship Society (EGFS) took place in Abu Dhabi performance of the Qatar National Symphony Near and Middle East Association 2008 th th and Iraqi Prime Kamal, Minister of Finance and acting Federal Chancellor and Honorary from November 14 to 15 2008 upon invitation of Minister H.E. Nouri Orchestra. Guest of honour was H.H. Sheikha Minister of Economy and Commerce and Chairman of NUMOV H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy al-Maliki Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned, Consort of His Dr. Norbert Kloppenburg, Member of the Prime Minister of the UAE and Honorary Chairman of Highness the Emir of Qatar and Chairperson Board of the KfW Banking Group, Deputy the EGFS. Headed by H.E. Dr. Gerhard Schröder, of Qatar Foundation. Chairman of the Board of NUMOV f.l.t.r.: Jan Hofmokl, European Commission’s Directorate-General for External Former German Chancellor and Honorary Chairman Henry Hasselbarth, Relations; H.E. Mohamed Al Orabi, the Egyptian ambassador to Germany; of the EGFS, a high-ranking German delegation Konzerthaus Vice-President for Martin Bay, Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors of German Railway comprising 22 members visited Abu Dhabi on the Berlin 2008: April likewise marked the official visit of H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin North and Central 2009: The First Group International, Chairman of the Board of NUMOV; Dr. Marzenna Guz- occasion of the meeting. One of the highlights of the Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Europe, Emirates German - Middle East Vetter, the Political Reporting Officer of the European Commission trip was the signing of a Memorandum of Qatar to Germany. NUMOV arranged a business dinner on the occasion of Airlines Energy Round Table Representation in Berlin; Dr. Jana Hybaskova, Member of the European Understanding between the Technical University th the visit on April 22nd, providing a number of high-ranking German business took place on May 5 , Parliament and Member of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly Berlin and Abu Dhabi University. representatives with the opportunity of meeting the Qatari delegation. 2009 in Berlin.

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th th H.M. King Hamad 2009: On January 19 , the German Orient-Institute organized a panel H.E. Gerhard Schröder and H.E. Nouri Al-Maliki, Prime 2008: The 17 Saudi-German Joint bin Isa al-Khalifa discussion in cooperation with the representation of the European H.E. Muhammad Chatami, Minister of the Republic of Iraq and Commission took place in Berlin on th th of the Kingdom of Commission in Germany on the events in the Gaza Strip. Former Iranian President H.E. Fawzi al-Hariri, Minister of October 14 and 15 2008. The Bahrain Industry of the Republic of Iraq Commission was officially opened by H.E. Dr. Ibrahim Al Assaf, Minister of 2008: The Iraqi-German Joint Commission on Finance of the Kingdom of Saudi Economic and Technical Cooperation held its 5th 2008: H.M. King Hamad bin Isa Arabia and H.E. Michael Glos, th nd th al-Khalifa of the Kingdom of 2009: On February 19 – 22 , former German session – 21 years after its 4 session. The Iraqi German Minister of Economics and delegation, headed by H.E. Fawzi Al-Hariri, Bahrain embarked on his first Chancellor and Honorary Chairman of NUMOV, Technology. The statements of the th Minister of Industry of Iraq expressed their profo- official visit to Germany from H.E. Gerhard Schröder travelled to Iran to participa- 2009: The 5 NUMOV German- ministers were followed by some October 26th to 29th 2008. On the f.l.t.r.: Oliver Ernst, Konrad Adenauer Foundation; Hajo Lanz, Friedrich te in the opening of a scientific foundation. During Middle East Business Round und interest in strengthening the bilateral relati- remarks by Martin Bay, Co- ons with Germany. occasion of the visit an Ebert Foundation; Nina Obermeier, Near East division of the EC’s his travel Schröder also met a number of high-ran- Table focused on the industry of Chairperson of the Saudi-German Economic Forum Bahrain was Directorate-General for Foreign Affairs; Dr. Thomas Ehler, Czech king Iranian officials, among them most prominently Iran. It took place on April 27th, Business Dialogue (SGBD), which hosted by Hochtief Facility Embassy; Dr. Marzenna Guz-Vetter, the German Representation of the H.E. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian President. 2009 in Düsseldorf. The event was organized by NUMOV within the Management in cooperation with EC; Dr. Gunter Mulack, Executive Director of the German Orient- Further, the trip included talks with the Oil Minister featured high-ranking guests of framework of the Joint Commission. the Embassy of Bahrain and Institute; Boris Ruge, Head of Division for the Near and Middle East in H.E. Gholam Hossein Nosari, the Foreign Minister honour from Iran. NUMOV. the German Foreign Office and Mathias Weiter, representative of the H.E. Manutschehr Mottaki, and the former Iranian Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development President H.E. Muhammad Chatami.

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