The Secretariat delegation headed by NEAR Secretary General Jun Jae-won officially visited Irkutsk Region, Russia, NEAR chair region from April 28 to May 2. Since Secretary General Jun’s inauguration, he visited the chair region for the first time. He met with Governor of Irkutsk and engaged in in-depth discussion on handling NEAR affairs, including the 10th Working Committee which is to be held in October. In the meeting with Governor of Irkutsk, Secretary General Jun expressed his willingness to do his best for NEAR development by drawing upon diplomatic experience for the past 35 years and received a Congratulatory Certificate from the Governor to celebrate his inauguration. Governor Eroschenko Sergey expressed his gratitude for having the role of chair and stressed that Irkutsk will work closely together with the NEAR Secretariat to deal with current affairs of NEAR for harmony among member regions and development in Northeast Asia. Also, Secretary General Jun visited Irkutsk State University and the foreign language department of Eurasia Linguistic Institute and promoted the role of NEAR to pursue prosperity and development in Northeast Asia encouraging professors and students who teach and study for future investment toward global era.