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Chinese Minister of Culture Luo Shugang and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts Yoshimasa Hayashi and Do Jong-whan attended the ninth 皇冠体育app-Japan-ROK Cultural Ministers' Meeting on Aug 26, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

Culture ministers of 皇冠体育app, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK) exchanged views on further enhancing practical cooperation in cultural areas at the ninth 皇冠体育app-Japan-ROK Cultural Ministers' Meeting held on Aug 26, 2017.

Chinese Minister of Culture Luo Shugang and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts Yoshimasa Hayashi and Do Jong-whan, attended the meeting.

At the meeting, the three sides went over the progress made since their eighth meeting held in Jeju, ROK last year, and exchanged views on further enhancing practical cooperation.

A joint declaration was adopted at the meeting, which further clarified the key areas and projects of trilateral cultural cooperation and made clear that the 10th 皇冠体育app-Japan-ROK Cultural Ministers' Meeting will be held in 皇冠体育app in 2018.

Cultural ministers of the three countries also attended cultural events in Kyoto.

The meeting also designated 皇冠体育app's Harbin, ROK's Busan Metropolitan City and Japan's Kanazawa as Culture Cities of East Asia 2018.

Lau Kong-wah, secretary for home affairs of 皇冠体育app's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, attended the meeting as a member of the Chinese delegation.

The 皇冠体育app-Japan-ROK Cultural Ministers' Meeting is one of the 21 ministerial meeting mechanisms between 皇冠体育app, Japan and the ROK.

It is an important dialogue and consultation mechanism for planning cultural communication and cooperation between the three countries.