On May 4, Trilateral
Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) Secretary-General Amb. OU Boqian and Deputy
Secretaries-General BEK Bumhym and SAKATA Natsuko (the “Consultative Board”)
had a meeting with the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments
(NEAR) which was headed by Secretary-General LIM Byung-jin.
Mr. LIM expressed his gratitude for SG OU’s attendance at
last year’s NEAR International Forum and her visit to the NEAR Secretariat. He
also appreciated the TCS for its longstanding endeavor to promote peace and
cooperation in the Northeast Asian region. He raised that communication and
cooperation between local governments are particularly important in the current
international situation, and TCS and NEAR can continue to further cooperate in
this field.
SG OU briefly introduced the youth and local government
exchange programs held by TCS. Echoing with Mr. LIM, she told that by sharing
common goals to promote regional peace, TCS and NEAR shall work closely with
each other. DSG BEK also suggested TCS and NEAR further collaborate with each
other to improve the exchanges between local governments. He added that
deepened local government exchange will play the role of buffer to minimize
differences of the viewpoint of the central governments. DSG SAKATA further
elaborated on the latest event held by TCS—the
‘Culture City of East Asia’ Media and Internet Celebrity tour—which strengthens
economic and cultural exchanges between CCEA cities and enhances public awareness
through cooperation with media.
▲Group Photo
▲During the Meeting
