The 14th NEAR High-Level Working Committee
◆ Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 10:45~15:00 (Local time in China)
◆ Venue: Shangri-la Hotel, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China
◆ Participant: Approx. 100 participants, including officials from 38 members and 2 observers from 6 countries and NEAR Secretariat staff)
(Written Expression of Intention submitted by 72 members from 5 countries)
◆ Main Contents:
<Session 1>
◦ Announcement of Agenda and Resolutions (Amendment of the Charter)
1) Amendment of the Charter regarding the establishment of the Special Member system
2) New membership of Qinghai Province of China
3) New associate membership of Chuy Region of Kyrgyzstan
4) New special membership of Pohang City of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province of South Korea
◦ Report on the Major Activities of NEAR
1) Report on the Major Activities of the NEAR Secretariat
2) Report on the Activities of the NEAR Subcommittees
[Report on Event Results]
- Subcommittee on Energy Cooperation (Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China)
- Subcommittee on Educational Cultural Exchanges (Shimane Prefecture, Japan)
- Subcommittee on Environment (Toyama Prefecture, Japan)
[Event Promotions]
- Subcommittee on Tourism (Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China)
- Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries (Shandong Province, China)
- Subcommittee on Traditional Medicine (Shaanxi Province, China)
- Subcommittee on Youth Policy (Krasnoyarsk Territory, Russia)
3) Presentations and Proposals by the NEAR Member Regional Governments
- Daegu Metropolitan City, South Korea
- Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea
- Bulgan Province, Mongolia
- Republic of Buryatia, Russia
<Session 2>
◦ Agenda Resolutions
1) Vote on new regular / associate / special memberships
(Qinghai Province of China/Chuy Region of Kyrgyzstan/Pohang City of South Korea)
2) Discussion on ways to develop NEAR
- Idea Proposals to revitalize subcommittees
- Ways to ensure success of the General Assembly in 2025
◦ Report on the 14th NEAR High-Level Working Committee