Heads of Russian, Japanese, South Korean Olympic committees to participate in EEF 2019, says Roscongress

MOSCOW, August 2. /TASS/. Heads of the Olympic committees of Russia, South Korea and Japan will participate in the fifth Eastern Economic Forum, which is to take place in Vladivostok on September 4-6, press service of Russia's Roscongress Foundation, the organizer of the forum, said in a statement on Friday. The session ‘Olympism and the Asia-Pacific: Mutual Influence’ will be attended by President of the Russian Olympic Committee Stanislav Pozdnyakov, President of the Japanese Olympic Committee Yasuhiro Yamashita, President of the Korean Olympic Committee Lee Kee-Heung, Sports Director for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Organizing Committee Koji Murofushi, as well as IOC Deputy Director General Pere Miro. A cooperation agreement between the Russian and Japanese Olympic committees will be signed at EEF 2019, Roscongress said. "The Eastern Economic Forum has become a powerful, productive platform for discussion of development of the key regional industries and implementation of major international projects. In sports, there are no competitions that could compare in scale and significance to the Olympics; the Games can have a real impact on solving political, economic and social issues, as well as contribute to peace, progress, mutual cultural integration and rapprochement of peoples," Pozdnyakov was quoted as saying. "Bearing in mind that from 2018 to 2022 the Olympics are being hosted by APR countries, for us EEF is a great opportunity to expand cooperation with national Olympic committees and organizing committees of the hosting states," he added. "We plan to sign a cooperation agreement with the Japanese Olympic Committee in Vladivostok. It is a very important thing; it will allow to tune up the process of preparation of our athletes that might represent the country in Tokyo 2020; efficiently and thoroughly implement key projects and programs aimed at achieving best results. And the most important thing is that such interaction format turns our relations into a trusting and constructive dialogue for discussion of all relevant matters," President of the Russian Olympic Committee emphasized. The Eastern Economic Forum established in 2015 takes place each year in Vladivostok. It serves as a platform for the discussion of key issues in the world economy, regional integration, and the development of new industrial and technological sectors, as well as of the global challenges facing Russia and other nations. In 2018, 220 agreements, contracts, memorandums and protocols worth over 3 trillion rubles ($46.4 bln) were signed at the forum, which was attended by over 6,000 delegates from 60 states. Read more