FUKUOKA, June 4 Kyodo The southwe...

FUKUOKA, June 4 Kyodo

The southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka will entertainer an Asia-Pacific summit Aug. 30-31 to discuss by what means to promote better management of cities in the region, Mayor Hirotaro Yamasaki said Tuesday.

The Fukuoka mayor told a pres colloquy that representatives from 17 cities from 12 other countries, including southward Korea, China, Russia and Singapore will participate in the fifth biennial summit beneath the theme of cooperation between local conducts and citizens for cities' management in the Asia-Pacific region.

From Japan, Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture and prefectural capital cities in the Kyushu region will take part in the two-day meeting, Fukuoka city officials said.

The participants will also discuss setting up an Asia-Pacific urban tourism foundation, initially propos by means of Pusan, South Korea, at the last summit in 2000

The Asia-Pacific urban summit has been held each two years since Fukuoka propos it in 1994

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