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NEAR Secretary-General Meets with Kobe Consul-General LEE Sang-ryol2023-03-02

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On Monday, February 27, NEAR Secretary-General LIM Byung-jin visited the Korean Consulate General in Kobe, Japan, on his trip to deliver his inaugural message to Japanese member regional governments. Mr. Lim met with Consul-General LEE Sang-ryol and discussed recent Northeast Asian political situations and cooperation issues between local governments, and participation trends of Japanese members in NEAR activities. He requested cooperation to ensure that Japanese members under the jurisdiction of the Kobe Consulate-General actively participate in the upcoming NEAR activities.

 


In response, Mr. Lee  welcomed Mr. Lim’s visit to the Consulate-General. He stated that the visit provided him with an opportunity to gain a better understanding of NEAR. Mr. Lee also pledged to actively support the NEAR activities within the scope possible at the Kobe Consulate-General to strengthen cooperation between Korean and Japanese local governments.