İzmir delegation headed by Governor of İzmir and the president of İzmir Development Agency had visited EXPO 2010 in Shanghai and involved in multilateral meetings between April 29th and May 2nd.
The delegation consisted of Izmir Development Agency Executive Board members and IZKA Experts. The delegation organized by İzmir Development Agency had spent time in EXPO field for the potential candidacy of İzmir in future EXPO organizations. The opening ceremony was led by İzmir Governor. The Consul General of Turkey to Shangay Murat Ülkü, Turkish Pavilion Commissar Sencar Özsoy, and IZKA delegation members were present during the opening ceremony.
The only Project selected in Turkey for the EXPO, in parallel with Better City, Better Life theme was the Grand channel Project implemented by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. The stand which is located in UBPA (EXPO Urban Best Practices Area) section is expected to draw many visitors and contribute a lot to İzmir promotion.
EXPO 2010 CANDIDACY OF IZMIR IS A QUESTION MARK
The delation held a meeting with BIE Secretary General, Vicente Gonzalez Loscertales. Loscertales expressed his positive feelings for meeting with İzmir delegation and stated that he is looking forward to İzmir’s decision about bidding for 2020 organization.
Governor Kıraç invited Loscartales to national day of Turkey in EXPO and İzmir Day activities.
