The 13th Meeting of the Japanese-Austrian Committee for the 21st Century

July 16, 2009
Japanese

The 13th meeting of the Japanese-Austrian Committee for the 21st Century will be held on July 21 (Tue) and 22 (Wed) in the city of Gifu, which has a sister affiliation with Meidling District, Vienna.
Members of the Committee
The members of the Japanese side are the following:
      *Mr. Hidenori Tsutsui, Corporate Adviser of Toyota Tsusho (chairman of the Japanese side)
      *Mr. Shigemitsu Hosoe, Mayor of Gifu City
      *Mr. Kazuto Uchida, General Manager, Economic Research Office, the Bank of Mitsubishi-Tokyo UFJ, Ltd
      *Ms. Kimiko Kozawa, Professor, School of Humanities & Culture, Tokai University
      *Mr. Atsushi Mizuno, Member of the Policy Board, Bank of Japan
      *Officials from MOFA

The members of the Austrian side are the following:
      *Mr. Max Kothbauer, Österreichische Nationalbank Vice President (chairman of the Austrian side)
      *Dr. Elizabeth Hagen, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Executive Director
      *Mr. Reinhold Christian, Umwelt Management Austria, Executive Director
      *Mr. Stefan Schleicher, Professor of Economics and Political Economy at the University of Graz, Austria
      *Mr. Stefan Höffinger, Managing Director Arthur D. Little, Austria
      *Officials from the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
      *Officials from the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
At the meeting on July 21 (Tue), the members will discuss the topic, ‘The current financial and economic crisis: its consequences and global responses.’ Concerning the current worldwide financial crisis, under the topic, the efforts of both Japan and Austria will be introduced, and prospects and desirable countermeasures will be discussed.
At the public symposium on July 22 (Wed), the members will discuss the topic, ‘Environment Issues– from the perspective of Japan and Austria.’ Participants from the general public will also join the discussion and opinions concerning environmental policies and environmental education will be exchanged.

(Reference)
The Japanese-Austrian Committee for the 21st Century was established in regard with the agreement made at the Foreign Ministers’ meeting in 1990, with the aim to vitalize the exchanges between the two countries in various fields, to further promote the mutual understandings, and to seek ways to strengthen the close relations of the two countries. The first meeting was held in 1994, and until now, 12 meetings have been held.

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