■The Eighth Plenary Meeting in Bangkok
The Eighth Plenary Meeting was held in Bangkok from November 1 to 4, 2009.
On the morning of the first day, the opening ceremony was held, followed by the implementation reports of the joint projects and discussion on environmental measures. In the afternoon, the policy dialogue on sustainable tourism was held among member city representatives and a special report was made on measures against Influenza A-H1N1.
On the second day, the Bangkok Declaration was adopted to conclude the meeting.
The participants visited the Dusit Palace/Royal Chitralada Agricultural Projects on the final day.
The ANMC21 Exhibition was held from October 31 to November 3, in line with the meeting. The exhibition included city promotion and cultural performances.