Korea-China-Japan Cultural Ministerial Meeting

Korea-China-Japan Cultural Ministerial Meeting

○ When	Dec. 24-26, 2008
○ Where	Jejudo (island)
○ Overview
Korean Culture Minister Yu In-chon (center) holds hands with his counterparts from China and Japan. (Photo: Yonhap) Korea, China and Japan concurred to advance their cultural ties one step further at a tripartite ministerial meeting held in Jejudo, Korea's southernmost resort island, on Dec. 26. Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In-chon, Chinese Cultural Minister Cai Wu, and Japanese Commissioner for the Cultural Affairs Agency Tamotsu Aoki adopted a joint declaration, rounding up their 3-day meeting. The joint declaration stated that Korea, Japan and China will cooperate to create common cultural values by enhancing mutual understanding of each culture. The three agreed to work together to preserve their cultural assets, enlarge related human resources network, expand exchange between young people through the Internet and intensify intellectual property rights protection, said the declaration. The Korea-China-Japan Cultural Ministerial Meeting was the second such event following the one held in China's Nantong City in September 2007.