ANKARA - A delegation from the Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE) will arrive in Turkey on November 4th to hold talks about Aegean province of Izmir's bid to host EXPO 2015.
The BIE delegation is expected to be received by President Abdullah Gul, Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan, Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Deniz Baykal, Health Minister Recep Akdag and head of Police Dept. Oguz Kagan Koksal.
Foreign Minister & Chief Negotiator for EU Talks Ali Babacan will host a luncheon in honor of the delegation on Nov. 9th.
Turkey with the province of Izmir and Italy with the province of Milan are the two official candidates to host the Universal Expo in 2015, which will be the second Universal Expo to take place in the 21st century, after Shanghai, which is currently preparing the 2010 Expo.