Lehendakari’s visit aims to provide visibility and intensify bilateral relations and promote the “Euskadi Basque Country” brand in the Asian country, the Basque government said.
The Lehendakari, Iñigo Urkullu, will visit Japan leading an official delegation that will be accompanied by a mission of 51 Basque companies.
The visit of the Lehendakari is intended provide visibility And intensify bilateral relations And promote the brand “Euskadi Basque Country”. in the Asian country, the Basque government reports.
The Minister of Economic Development, Sustainability and Environment, Arantxa, is traveling with Urkullu. WallTourism, Trade and Consumer Affairs, Javier Hurtadoand the Secretary General of the European Union and External Action, Marian Elorza. The trip coincides with the programming of the Basque Week that will take place between October 14 and 19 in Toshima, in the center of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, which will have two spaces aimed at publicizing the Basque identity, its culture, sports , traditions, gastronomy and tourist attraction.
The week will be inaugurated by the Lehendakari and the mayor of Toshima, with a fusion concert of Basque-Japanese music and dance.
In addition to the activities organized on the occasion of the Basque Week, the program of the Euskadi delegation includes activities in the institutional, economic, university and cultural fields that will be developed until Tuesday, October 17.
Meetings are planned with members of the Japanese government, the governor of Metropolitan Tokyo, Fukushima (a region with which Euskadi has signed a memorandum of understanding), and with the mayors of Toshima and Hiroshima, the city where the Lehendakari will travel to visit the Peace Museum and make a wreath at the Victims Monument.
In addition, Urkullu will meet with officials from the universities of Hiroshima and Tokyo, and hold a meeting with students of Basque language and Basque culture teachers at the latter university.
In the economic field, the Lehendakari together with Minister Tapia will meet the companies that are part of the energy mission and participate in the “Business Leader Summit” to learn first-hand about projects of Basque companies in the energy, wind and hydrogen sectors. In addition, he will participate in the Euskadi Tourism Promotion and Marketing Day, which will bring together a dozen Basque tour operators, which will also be attended by Minister Hurtado.
Together with the official delegation, a mission of 51 companies will travel to Japan: 35 industrial and the rest is linked to the tourism and wine sector.
Source: EITB
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