Overview

• Date : April 27 (Wed.) – 29 (Fri.), 2016
• Venue : Best Western Pohang Hotel, Pohang City, Gyeongsang-buk do Province, Republic of Korea
• Participants : 90 attendees (38 regional members of 5 countries)

  Overview

  Country	Regional Governments(No.)	No. of Participants	Notes
  Total	39	90
  China	8	13
  Japan	4	10
  Korea	12	25
  Mongolia	12	22
  Russia	2	3
  Secretariat		17

• Host/Organizer: The Secretariat of North East Asia Regional Governments
• Main Content
  • Explanation on the progress result of major businesses in 2015 and business projects in 2016
  • Presentations and promotion by NEAR regional governments
  • Introduction of NEAR membership fee and presentations · discussions on the amendment of Charter
  • Local tour (POSCO, Yangdong Village of Gyeongju)
  • Visit to NEAR Secretariat

Main Events by Date

Outcomes of Major Events

• Presentations by the Secretariat
  • Explanation on the progress of main businesses in 2015 and on the business projects in 2016
• Presentations on promotion of NEAR regional governments

  Japan

  • Toyama Prefecture (Report on the Subcommittee on Environment)
  • Hyogo Prefecture (Report on the Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention)
  • Shimane Prefecture (Report on the Subcommittee on Educational & Cultural Exchange)

  Korea

  • Daejeon Metropolitan City (Communication and participation, the city that focuses on its citizens, Daejeon Metropolitan City)
  • Jeollanam-do Province (World Eco-friendly Design Exhibition, Korea 2016)

  Russia

  • Irkutsk Region (Investment Potential of Irkutsk Region)
• Presentations · discussions on ‘Introduction of NEAR membership fee’ and ‘Activation Methods on Subcommittee’
  • Introduction of NEAR membership fee (presentations · discussions, summary of the results)
  • Revision of Charter (presentations · discussions, summary of the results)
    ※ Outcomes on feedback, presentations and discussions on the main content: attached
• Local Tour
  • POSCO(Pohang Iron & Steel Company Ltd.)
  • Yangdong Village of Gyeongju
  • Visit to the NEAR Secretariat

Major Pictures of Events

PDF Download

• Sourcebook of NEAR Working-level Workshop 2016
• 2016 NEAR booklet