The 5th
Eastern Economic Forum that will be held in Vladivostok on 4–6 September will become
an important platform for expanding international cooperation in sports,
discussion of relevant issues of the Olympic Movement development and impact of
major sport events on the Asia-Pacific Region.
As
part of the Forum’s
business programme, the session ‘Olympism and the Asia-Pacific: Mutual Influence’ will be attended by
Pere Miró, IOC
Deputy Director General; Stanislav Pozdnyakov, President of the Russian Olympic
Committee and four-time Olympic champion in fencing; Yasuhiro Yamashita,
President of the Japanese Olympic Committee and judo Olympic champion; Lee
Kee-Heung, President of the Korean Olympic Committee and IOC member; and Koji
Murofushi, Sports Director for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Organizing
Committee and hammer throw Olympic champion. A cooperation agreement between
the Russian and Japanese Olympic Committees will be signed at EEF 2019.
«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. 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. 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 programmes 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,»
emphasized President of the Russian Olympic Committee Stanislav Pozdnyakov.
It is
noteworthy that a similar cooperation agreement was signed at EEF 2018 by
Stanislav Pozdnyakov, President of the Russian Olympic Committee, and Gou
Zhongwen, Head of the Chinese Olympic Committee. The ceremony was attended by
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the People’s Republic of
China Xi Jinping.
