NEAR Secretary-General Kim jae-hyo participated in a conference entitled "Trilateral Business Networking Reception" held at the Seoul Plaza Hotel, Seoul on January 17, 2013, The reception ,hosted by Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat(TCS), in collaboration with Korea International Trade Association(KITA), Seoul Japan Club(SJC) and Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Korea(CCCK) was designed to commemorate ‘the official announcement of the launch of the trilateral FTA negotiations’ and to facilitate networking among business groups of the three countries working at home and abroad. With the participation of over 200 businessmen from the three countries in the reception, the ROK Trade Minister, Bark Tae-ho delivered the keynote speech and Chairman Ahn Hong-joon of the Foreign Affairs, and Unification Committee of the ROK National Assembly, President Huang De of Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Korea, and Chairman Kobayashi Tadashi of Seoul Japan Club delivered congratulatory remarks. Meanwhile, Secretary General Kim exchanged opinions with President Huang De and Chairman Kobayashi Tadashi and requested interest in and a cooperation with NEAR.