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BIE Delegation Visits Beijing

The delegation from the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE), which arrived in Beijing Sunday for a six-day visit, will hear China's presentations here Monday to learn more about the country's bid to host the 2010 World Fair in Shanghai.

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The delegation from the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE), which arrived here Sunday for a six-day visit, will hear China's presentations here Monday to learn more about the country's bid to host the 2010 World Fair in Shanghai.

Chinese State Councilor Wu Yi will lead the presentations, which are expected to be participated by officials from concerned Chinese government departments and Shanghai Municipality.

Later Monday, Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Premier Zhu Rongji are scheduled to meet with the seven-member delegation, headed by BIE Vice President and Chairperson of the BIE Executive Committee Carmen Sylvain.

The delegation, arrived here Sunday for a six-day visit, will also go to Shanghai to make on-the-spot investigations.

BIE President Gilles Noghes and Secretary-General V. G. Loscertales have also joined the delegation for the visit.

The BIE, with 88 member states, is an inter-governmental organization supervising the implementation of the convention relating to international exhibitions and managing the World Fair.

China was accepted as a member to the BIE in 1993.

General information about World Expo

International Expositions are defined by the Bureau international des expositions / International bureau of expositions ( B.I.E ) as a forum for the exchange of information which fosters better understanding amongst people. Each nation is invited to share its ideas and to demonstrate the progress it has achieved on a theme determined by the exposition organizer. (More)

Shanghai Competent to Host 2010 World Expo

Shanghai is now preparing for the forthcoming inspection of the International Expositions Bureau ( IEB). The IEB will decide by the end of this year which city will host the World Expo 2010. China, which submitted the application to hold the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai in May last year, was the first among six countries to formally submit its application. (In Detail)

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