PARIS - Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said Monday that Turkey is resolute to make EXPO 2015 a success story.
Babacan travelled to Paris together with Turkish President Abdullah Gul to promote Izmir, the candidate city running to host the EXPO 2015. Izmir is competing with Italy`s Milan.
Speaking at the general assembly of the Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE), Babacan reaffirmed that Turkish government fully supports Izmir.
"We completed necessary legal arrangement at the parliament. Turkey has devoted itself for EXPO 2015. Turkey is resolute to make it a success story," he told BIE delegates who will vote to choose the host city.
Izmir`s theme for EXPO 2015 is "Health For All". So far more than 40 countries formally declared that they would support Izmir in its bid 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.
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