제6차 총회

The 6th General Assembly

Overview

Period

September 12 ~ 15, 2006

Venue (Place)

Republic of Korea > Busan Metropolitan City

Organized by

Republic of Korea > Busan Metropolitan City

Participation

24 members from 5 countries and 27 observers from 4 countries

People's Republic of China

Heilongjiang Province, Henan Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Shandong Province

Japan

Niigata Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture

Republic of Korea

Busan Metropolitan City, Gyeonggi-do Province, Gangwon-do Province, Chungchengbuk-do Province, Jeollabuk-do Province, Jeollanam-do Province, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Gyeongsangnam-do Province

Mongolia

Tuv Province, Selenge Province

Russian Federation

Republic of Buryatia, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Khabarovsk Territory, Amur Region, Sakhalin Region

Observer

People's Republic of China : Hubei Province, Shanxi Province, Liaoning Province

Republic of Korea : Daegu Metropolitan City

Mongolia : Ulaanbaator City, Dornod Province, Sukhbaatar Province, Khentii Province, Dorno-govi Province, Dund-govi Province, Umnu-govi Province, Bulgan Province, Uvurkhangai Province, Bayankhongor Province, Arkhangai Province, Khuvsgul Province, Zavkhan Province, Govi-Altai Province, Khovd Province, Uvs Province, Bayanulgii Province, Orkhon Province, Govisumber Province, Darkhan-Uul Province

Russian Federation : Krasnoyarsk Territory, Tomsk Region, Republic of Tyva, Altai Territory

내용

연합 휘장 제정

과학기술분과위원회 신설

변경협력분과위원회 코디네이터단체 변경

신규회원 가입 승인

제7차 총회 개최지 결정

Contents

Establishment of NEAR emblem

Creation of the Sub-Committee on Science and Technology

Changes in coordinating member of the Sub-Committee on Cross-border Cooperation

Approval of new members

Decision of the venue of the 7th General Assembly

Declaration

Busan Declaration

The 6th NEAR General Assembly

Fifty-one members from 5 countries, namely the Republic of Korea, People's Republic of China, Japan, Mongolia and Russian Federation, who participated at the 6th NEAR General Assembly from September 13 to 14 2006, will make concerted efforts for the development of Northeast Asia based on the following common awareness.

Since the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments(NEAR) took off with an objective of "Co-prosperity in Northeast Asia through Exchanges and Cooperation" in 1996, the Association has implemented practical exchange and cooperation projects in various fields, including economy and culture, and made noticeable achievements.

For NEAR which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year to play a leading role in opening "the era of global peace and prosperity and the era of Northeast Asia", the members shared the view that they should strengthen cooperative mechanism among members and devise future-oriented development measures.

Sharing such a common view, the members held extensive discussions to promote the status of the Association under the theme of "Co-prosperity in the Northeast Asian Region and the Role of NEAR" at the Busan General Assembly meeting. The members agreed on the following recommendations and to implement them together.

1. The Association shall continue to establish measures and systems to strengthen and facilitate economic cooperation, and strengthen exchanges and cooperation by taking advantage of complementary among members.

2. The Association shall share activity achievements of Sub-Committees and persuade not only Sub-Committee members but also all members to participate in the activities.

3. The Association shall mutually support the members' efforts to host international events, and actively participate in major events and exchange and cooperation programmes of other members.

4. The Association shall make every effort to devise joint implementation and cooperative measures on nature-friendly policies to actively cope with environmental issues such as yellow dust and its damage reduction in Northeast Asia.

5. The Association shall make recommendations to the chair organization to host various activities at the General Assembly meeting to make the General Assembly an event of comprehensive international exchanges starting from the next General Assembly.

We, "the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments" hereby declare to become the leaders of opening the era of peace and prosperity in the Northeast Asian region.

September 14, 2006

The 6th Representatives of NEAR General Assembly Members