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This year's host country supports Izmir for EXPO
Chairman of the EXPO Saragossa 2008 Organization Committee, Fernandez stated that Izmir and Milan were powerful candidates for 2015 and said: “I believe that Izmir will draw more attention as regards EXPO’s becoming much more international.”
Chairman of EXPO Saragossa 2008 Organization Committee, Emilio Fernandez, furnished information about EXPO to the Economy Correspondents’ Association (EMD) at the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) Conference Hall and replied to the questions.
Recalling that 2008 EXPO would be held in Saragossa, Spain, between June 14 and September 14, Fernandez said: “Turkey will also participate in this organization.” Indicating that EXPO meetings were not expert seminars, academic or diplomatic ones, Fernandez said: “These meetings are open to millions of citizens. Within this framework, the issues to be debated are very important.”
Emphasizing that Izmir and Milan were competing for EXPO 2015, Emilio Fernandez noted that Izmir presented a project on health, while Milan presented a project on food. Pointing out that the media’s interest in EXPO meetings has not been in the long run, Fernandez said: “The media is mostly interested in the crises. EXPO meetings disseminate good news not the bad ones.”
Reiterating that Seville city of Spain hosted EXPO in 1992, Fernandez said: “Thanks to this EXPO, the south region of Spain has developed.” He added: “If Turkey wins EXPO 2015, its image throughout the world will be updated. The region where EXPO will be held will improve and infrastructural investments will be made.”
“Society in Turkey is interested in EXPO”
Replying to the questions of the EMD members about Izmir’s advantages for EXPO 2015, Fernandez said: “I was deeply impressed when I visited Izmir and its region. I believe that EXPO will make a very positive contribution to the promotion of this region. We had the general impression that all the society is interested in EXPO.”
Asked “Which one, Izmir or Milan, have more chance?”, Fernandez said: “I don’t know the answer. Both cities are powerful. However, I believe that Izmir will draw more attention since EXPO becomes much more international and covers various regions of the world.” (NTV) |
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