IZMIR - International Bureau of Exhibitions (BIE) Director Wu Jianmin and Secretary General Vicente G. Loscertales, who are currently in Turkey to hold talks and carry out research activities concerning the Aegean city of Izmir`s candidacy for EXPO 2015, met Izmir Governor Oguz Kagan Koksal and Mayor Aziz Kocaoglu.
Jianmin said that they held fruitful talks in Turkish capital Ankara, stating that Turkish President (Ahmet Necdet Sezer) and government members fully supported Izmir`s candidacy for 2015.
Governor Koksal noted that nongovernmental organizations also supported Izmir`s candidacy, indicating that Izmir was ready to host EXPO 2015.