The Delegation of Jilin Province Visited the Near Secretariat The Delegation of Jilin Province, China, led by Deputy Director-general Wang Zhiwei of Foreign Affairs Office visited the NEAR Secretariat on January 14. With the aim of reinforcing more close cooperation and connection between Jilin Province and NEAR, Secretary General Kim gave a welcome to the delegation and asked them to join NEAR and participate in the 10th NEAR General Assembly 2014 explaining current state of affairs of the Secretariat and registration process. Deputy Director-general Wang expressed his gratitude for the hospitality of the Secretariat answering that Jilin will do its best to join NEAR at the General Assembly 2014. Jilin lies in the central part of northeastern China, and a total population is 27.5 million. It has a total area of 187,400 km2 and its capital is Changchun. In particular, as Jilin Province borders North Korea and Russia, it is expected that Jilin will act as a hub for Northeast Asia Exchange.