3-2. We believe it is necessary to strengthen cooperation in environmental protection. In this regard, we endorse the environmental ministers to implement the tripartite joint action plan of 10 priority cooperation areas consisting of 1) Environmental Education, Environmental Awareness and Public Participation, 2) Climate Change, 3) Biodiversity Conservation, 4) Dust and Sandstorms, 5) Pollution Control, 6) Environment-Friendly Society/3R/Sound Resource Recycle Society, 7) Transboundary Movement of E-Waste, 8) Sound Management of Chemicals, 9) Environmental Governance in Northeast Asia, and 10) Environmental Industries and Technology, which was adopted at the 12th Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting (TEMM) in May 2010, taking concrete actions in cooperation with appropriate regional or international framework as necessary.

3-3. We will cooperate closely for the success of the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) scheduled to be held in Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan in October 2010, and support the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress, which will be held on Jeju Island, Korea, in 2012.

3-4. We will strengthen cooperation in protecting marine environment in the region, and make efforts to enhance the public awareness on reducing marine litter generation, reiterating the importance of implementation of the Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter (RAP MALI) under the framework of the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP) to prevent marine litter.

3-5. We take note the frequency and intensity of dust and sandstorms. We will strengthen the cooperation on dust and sandstorms monitoring methodology, prevention technology, and capacity building.

3-6. We will enhance cooperation on hazardous wastes, especially E-Waste. We share the view that the three countries should enhance cooperation on E-Waste management on exchanging information and making joint efforts to combat the illegal transboundary movement, as well as the capacity building on legislation and enforcement.

3-7. We reaffirm our commitment to the exploration of the establishment of a China-Japan-ROK circular economy model base.

VI. Promotion of Friendly Relations Through the Expansion of Human and Cultural Exchange and Cooperation

4-1. We will enhance China-Japan-Korea friendship and amity through expanding and developing active people-to-people exchanges among the three countries.

4-2. We are convinced that culture, as a bridge connecting minds, plays a significant role in enhancing the understanding and trust among the peoples of our three countries. In this sense, we will further strengthen cooperation within the trilateral Ministerial Meeting on Culture to further promote cultural exchange among our three countries, to make the annual China-Japan-Korea Cultural Industry Forum a success, and to further enhance the cooperation in various areas including intangible cultural heritage in the framework of the UNESCO.

4-3. We will endeavor to significantly expand the current scale of people-to-people exchanges among the three countries to promote friendly relations and mutual understanding as well as to further enhance regional economic and social development.

4-4. We will contribute to strengthening the competitiveness of universities and nurturing qualified human resources through exchange programs such as credit recognition and joint degree. To this end, we confirm that the Japan-China-Korea Committee on Promoting Exchange and Cooperation among Universities will be convened continuously. We will also promote cooperation among quality assurance agencies in Japan, China and Korea, and jointly prepare a guideline in order to enhance exchanges among universities. Also, we will consider a concrete policy package to facilitate the exchange of prospective students. Meanwhile, to further promote trilateral educational cooperation, we will make full use of meetings to facilitate the establishment of a ministerial meeting mechanism. Moreover, we will promote the exchange of teachers among the three countries.