The first senior officials meeting was held November 28-29, 2022.

In years when the mayor/governor level meeting is held, the objective of this annual meeting is to strengthen relationships between senior officials and to draw up the communiqué to be announced at the mayor/governor level meeting. Based on matters including discussions held at the working-level staff meeting, each city will present their measures, as well as exchange opinions on the communiqué draft.

In years when the mayor/governor level meeting is not held, the senior officials meeting will be held for the purposes of reviewing the status of initiatives based on the communiqué issued at the previous year’s mayor/governor level meeting and strengthening ties through the sharing of measures implemented by the cities, among other means.