The NEAR Working-level Workshop 2011 was held on 18-20 May in Gyeongju City, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Korea with an aim to facilitate networking of working-level officials and to prepare for the 8th Working Committee scheduled for the coming July.  

At the meeting, presentations were made on major projects of the Secretariat and member regions for the year 2011. Also, a special lecture was delivered under the theme, "Toward Better Cooperation among NEAR Member Regions (Hur Seong Jae, Director of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs)," while participants made a cultural tour to Daegu Metropolitan City, one of NEAR members in Korea, as part of "Discover the Region" program.

(Photos available at Referece Room -> Photo Gallary)