Acting Governor of Primorsky Krai Andrei Tarasenko met with President of Japan agency of Maritime Education and Training for Seafarers (JMETS) Tetsuichi Nozaki on Wednesday, February 21, during a working visit to Japan. The heads of the region and the institution discussed the participation of Japanese sailboats in the international regatta, which will be held in Primorye within the framework of the fourth Eastern economic forum. Reports about it" News: Primorye " with reference to a press-service of administration of edge.
The international regatta of large sailboats will be held in Vladivostok in September for the first time and will be a bright decoration of VEF-2018. Andrei Tarasenko stressed that this event could be symbolic for the development of relations between the two countries – 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared the Year of Russia in Japan and Japan in Russia.
At the moment, several Asia – Pacific countries have already confirmed their participation in the regatta, including the Republic of Korea – Koreana – and Japan-miraie class a and schooner AMI class B. it is Expected that the country of the Rising Sun will also perform class a sailing ship Nippon Maru and Kaiwo Maru.