ISTANBUL - Turkish State Minister Mehmet Aydin left for Slovenia on Thursday.
Aydin will lobby for Aegean province of Izmir`s bid to host Expo 2015 and return to Turkey on Friday.
EXPO 2015 is the next scheduled World`s Fair after Expo 2012. The 2015 location has not yet been decided, and will be announced on March 31st, 2008.
Two candidate cities, Izmir and Italy`s Milan, are competing to host the event, which is cited as the third largest event in the world in terms of economic and cultural impact, after the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games.
(BRC-AÖ)