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Beppu, Oita Prefecture, Japan, Dec 3, 2007 - (ACN Newswire) - The 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit is being held 3-4 December 2007, in Oita Prefecture, Japan. The Summit, supported by the Government of Japan and held in the city of Beppu, is organized as one of the key activities of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF), an independent, not-for-profit, non-partisan, non-political network dedicated to solving water and sanitation problems in the Asia-Pacific region.
Ten regional Heads of State and representatives from over 35 Asia-Pacific countries as well as leaders from some of the region's foremost institutions involved in water and sanitation, are meeting in a bid to mobilize the political will and commitment required to put water high up the region's national agendas.
The Summit was officially opened this morning by His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of Japan, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, His Excellency Mr. Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan, His Excellency Mr. Yoshiro Mori, former... |
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