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NEAR Secretariat Participates Online in the 14th General Assembly of the Northern Forum on April 282021-04-29

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On April 28, the NEAR Secretariat participated online in the opening ceremony of the 14th General Assembly of the Northern Forum at the invitation of Vladimir Vasilev, the executive director of the Northern Forum. The General Assembly was held both online and offline in Nenets Autonomous District.


In the opening ceremony, the representative of Nenets Autonomous District, the chair of the Northern Forum, made a presentation on its major activities. Also, representatives and experts of member regions reported on their activities and promoted their events to revitalize the Northern regions.



In particular, Mr. Vasilev introduced ten partner organizations, including NEAR. He expressed special gratitude to NEAR Secretary General Kim Ok-chae for his support to the Northern Forum and participation in the General Assembly as he reported on major activities carried out by the Secretariat of the Northern Forum.


The Northern Forum is an international organization composed of fourteen metropolitan and regional governments of five Northern countries, Russia, South Korea, the United States, Iceland, and Finland. Of the fourteen member regions, six Russian regions, including the Republic of Sakha, and one Korean region Gangwon-do Province are NEAR members.