Following the recent agreement signed with India and that will allow the country welcome in March 2014 the first international edition of the Festival del Cante de las Minas has now been Japan who has expressed his desire to be also based overseas our contest flamenco.
So it personally said Japanese Ambassador to Spain, Satoru Satoh, the Mayor of La Union and Foundation Executive Chairman Cante de las Minas, Francisco Bernabé, a meeting which was also attended by the Deputy Chief of Japanese embassy, ​​Kenji Maehigashi, and the Deputy Mayor of the Presidency, Carlos Martinez, which took place at the headquarters of the Japanese embassy situated in the capital of Spain.
In this sense, as are advanced contacts with Flamenco Nippon Association (ANIF) and various Japanese public and private institutions that will intervene in the project, hoping to close all the details of the initiative over the coming months.
In this regard, the Executive Committee of the Foundation Cante de las Minas has met to assess recent developments and considered the same as extremely positive, unanimous in ratifying the three administrations that make up the Board's firm commitment to the internationalization of the Festival , to be converted in this way one of the great icons of Mark Spain abroad, while a magnificent ambassador for the potential and attractiveness of the Region of Murcia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de La Unión