Korea-China-Japan Culture Ministers Meet After 4 Years to Discuss "Cultural Cooperation Measures"

July 7-8 Korea-China-Japan Culture Ministers' Meeting Held in Jeonju
Joint Declaration Announcing Trilateral Cooperation Measures

The "14th Korea-China-Japan Cultural Ministers' Meeting" will be held from the 7th to the 8th at the National Intangible Heritage Center in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do. This meeting will be conducted face-to-face for the first time in four years since the COVID-19 pandemic. It will take place in Jeonju, the 2023 East Asian Cultural City, which boasts a rich heritage of traditional culture including Hanok, Hanji, and Hansik.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo-gyun is discussing the expansion of future generation exchanges between Korea and Japan with Keiko Nagaoka, Minister of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, at the Korea-Japan Culture Ministers' Meeting held via video conference on June 15 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
[Photo by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism]

On the 5th, Park Bo-gyun, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, stated, "The Korea-China-Japan Cultural Ministers' Meeting is a strategic platform for cultural arts and human exchange in East Asia," adding, "We plan to conduct in-depth discussions at this meeting on ways to significantly expand the horizons of cultural and human exchange so that this function can operate more vigorously."

The Korea-China-Japan Cultural Ministers' Meeting has been held annually in rotation since its launch in 2007 to discuss ways to expand cultural exchange and cooperation. Through the 13 meetings held so far, the three countries have jointly announced declarations embodying the basic principles and commitment to coexistence and cooperation in East Asia, and have continuously maintained exchanges in various fields such as culture, arts, and content regardless of political situations and relations.

On the first day of the event, the 7th, bilateral meetings will be held sequentially. Korea will discuss specific measures to expand cultural exchange among the future generations of the three countries. In particular, there will be an explanation about the "2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games" scheduled for January next year, which will be held as a cultural and sports exchange festival for future generations.

Following this, attendees will visit the "Korea-China-Japan Craft Exhibition" currently underway at the Jeonbuk Arts Center, and at the welcome dinner, there will be a fusion performance of media art and traditional Korean dance, as well as a joint performance by the winning team of "Phantom Singer 3," La Poem, and a children's choir.

On the 8th, a joint declaration containing cultural exchange and cooperation measures among the three countries to strengthen future generation cultural exchange, expand cooperation to secure competitiveness in the future cultural content industry, and more will be announced.

After the signing ceremony, the ministers of the three countries will present plaques of appointment to the representatives of the 2024 East Asian Cultural Cities selected by each country, along with Gimhae City in Korea.

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