北海道姉妹友好提携地域ラウンド・テーブル・ミーティング（英語）
As a part of the events commemorating the 150th anniversary of Hokkaido’s official naming, 8 committees from 6 different countries gathered in the City of Sapporo on August 4th, 2018 to share their opinions regarding the passing on of new exchanges to the next generation. Committees were comprised of members from the Province of Alberta, Canada, the Province of Heilonjiang of the People’s Republic of China, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the United States, the Province of Sakhalin of the Russian Federation, Gyeongsangnam-do of the Republic of Korea, the Province of Chiang Mai of the Kingdom of Thailand, the Jeju Self-Governing Province of the Republic of Korea, and the State of Hawaii of the United States.
At the start of the meeting, a panel of Hokkaido high school students presented on international relations initiatives, including a proposition to utilize information communication technologies (ICT) to hold a festival among the youth of the various sister cities and affiliated regions.
Next, representatives presented introductions of their respective regions. Immediately after, participants exchanged ideas on the importance of sustainable sister city and affiliated region relations, while also sharing their thoughts regarding the high school students’ proposal. The meeting came to a close with participants issuing a joint declaration entitled, “Global Regional Exchanges: Handing Down to the Next Generation” in recognition of their commonalities.
We sincerely hope that this meeting will contribute to the mutually beneficial development of both Hokkaido and the regions with which it has developed ties, while serving as another helpful step toward world peace.
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A view of the meeting in progress |
Opening Remarks Hokkaido Vice Governor, Tsuji Yasuhiro |
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Youth Session (1) Hokkaido Asahikawa Eiryo High School |
Youth Session (2) Hokkaido Noboribetsu Akebi Seconday School |
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Youth Session (3) Ritsumeikan Keisho Senior High School |
Youth Session (4) High school students make a proposal to each region
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"Proposal From High School Students" 【pdf】
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Discussions during break time (1)
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Discussions during break time (2) |
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Discussions during break time (3)
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Hokkaido Tsuji Yasuhiro Vice Governor |
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Province of Alberta Craig Chupka Director of International Relations and Strategic Planning (Asia Pacific), Alberta Trade and Investment Affairs |
Province of Heilongjiang Li Xiangang Deputy Director General, Standing Committee of the Nation People's Congress |
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Pham Nam Assistant Secretary of Business Development & International Trade, Department of Housing and Economic Development |
Province of Sakhalin Velik Aleksei Vasil'evich Vice Minister |
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Gyeongsangnam-do Kwak Young Jun Director, International Trade Division |
Province of Chiang Mai Thanavanich Kris Vice Governor |
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Jeju Self-Governing Province Kim Namjin Director, Overseas Peace Cooperation Division |
State of Hawaii Brian Taniguchi Senator, State Legislature |
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Joint Declaration: "Global Regional Exchanges: Handing Down to the Next Generation" |
"Joint Declaration: Global Regional Exchanges: Handing Down to the Next Generation" 【pdf】
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