Secretary General Kim Ok-chae and a delegation from the NEAR Secretariat held a meeting with Yamaguchi Yoshinori, Governor of Saga Prefecture in Japan on October 17. Secretary General Kim gave explanations in terms of the ideology of NEAR’s establishment, the current situation of its members, the content of main activities, and the organization of the Secretariat. He also extended an invitation to Saga Prefecture to join NEAR.
Governor Yamaguchi displayed understanding related to the activities of the Association stating that exchange between civil and regional governments must continue despite difficulties in the bilateral relationship between the two countries.
Meanwhile, Saga Newspaper, the representative press in the region, released an article introducing NEAR’s activities along with Secretary General Kim’s meeting with Governor Yamaguchi.