GSEF co-chairman Rev. Kyong Yong Song, SG Laurence Kwark and president of HBM Cooperative Management Institute Inchang Song, had a series of meetings with the Basque Government. Attended by key SSE policy makers of Basque Country (Ministry of Social Policies and Employment, Social Economy Division of the Basque Government), Two parties discussed about hosting the next edition of the GSEF (4th) in Basque region (City of Bilbao, City of Mondragon). The Basque Country is a world leading player in the field of social economy; it is renowned for its sustainable development initiatives in urban regenerations (Bilbao) and cooperative enterprises (Mondragon). GSEF will further develop cooperation with the Basque country in promoting the SSE in as an alternative model of achieving sustainable development.