Ulsan City Hosts the 14th General Assembly of the Northeast Asian Local Governments Alliance

Ulsan City is holding the "14th Northeast Asia Regional Local Government Alliance (NEAR) General Assembly" both online and offline for three days from the 24th to the 26th at the Ulsan Exhibition & Convention Center and other venues.

This general assembly, held face-to-face for the first time in five years due to COVID-19, will be attended by over 130 representatives from 52 member organizations across 5 countries, providing an opportunity to promote friendly cooperation and mutual development among member organizations.

High-ranking officials attending this event include Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province; Jin Guowei, Vice Governor of Liaoning Province, China; Zhang Min, Vice Governor of Henan Province, China; and Potemkin Vasily, Deputy Governor of Tomsk Oblast, Russia.

The event schedule started with the arrival of delegations on the 24th, followed by ▲ the opening ceremony, plenary session, Taehwa Lake cruise, and official dinner on the 25th ▲ and Hyundai Motor Company and Taehwagang National Garden inspection, farewell luncheon, etc., on the 26th.

Kim Doo-gyeom, Mayor of Ulsan, said, "This event is expected to enhance the brand status of Seoul-san as a global city and expand opportunities for exchange, cooperation, and mutual growth in various fields such as economy and trade, education and science, and culture and tourism."

Participants of the 14th Northeast Asian Regional Local Governments Association (NEAR) General Assembly are taking a group commemorative photo.

The Northeast Asia Regional Local Government Alliance was established in 1996 as a multilateral exchange platform among local governments in Northeast Asia, initially with 29 local governments from 4 countries: Korea, China, Japan, and Russia. Currently, the membership has expanded to 79 local governments across 6 Northeast Asian countries.

Ulsan City, selected as the 14th chair organization at the 13th General Assembly in 2021, will conclude its term by handing over the chairmanship to Liaoning Province, the next chair organization, after this general assembly.

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