Led by Director General Lee Jong-hwan, NEAR Secretariat delegates participated in the 1st China-Russia Fair held in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province on June 29-30. On the first day, they participated in the welcome banquet and the eve festival. On the 30th, they encouraged Heilongjiang to participate in the NEAR International Forum in August and the General Assembly in October in Jeollanam-do Province talking with Vice Governor Hao Huilong of Heilongjiang Province under the topic ‘Development plan of the Association.” Following the visit to Heilongjiang, they participated in the welcome banquet and met with Director Zhang Baoxiang of Foreign Affairs Office of Jilin Province and Vice Director Wang Zhiwei on July 1 at the Changchun Nanwho Hotel, Jilin Province. In the meeting, Jilin Province stressed that Jilin Province will propose the agendas regarding joining NEAR by participating in the NEAR General Assembly held in October in Jeollanam-do Province and the Secretariat asked them to invite speakers to the NEAR International Forum asking for participation in the Forum.