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Secretary General Kim Ok-chae Meets with Kurihara Wataru, Chairperson of Fukuoka Council in Japan2019-10-22

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Secretary General Kim Ok-chae and a delegation from the NEAR Secretariat held a meeting with Kurihara Wataru, Chairperson of Fukuoka Council in Japan on October 18. Secretary General Kim explained as to the idea of NEAR’s establishment, the current state of its members, the content of main activities, and the organization of the Secretariat. He also asked the council to examine the utilization plan of the NEAR platform for prefectural council-level exchange.


Chairperson Kurihara expressed a deep understanding of the idea of NEARs foundations and the activity content. He also indicated his opinion on active usage of NEAR when carrying out new exchange between councils of other Northeast Asian regional governments including Gyeongsang-buk do Council.


Meanwhile, Management Chairman of NHK Ishihara Susumu also indicated his strong support of NEAR' s founding philosophy and support for NEAR’s activities while meeting with the NEAR delegation on October 18.