More than 30 representatives from candidates for Expo 2017 and Expo 2020 attended the meeting and discussed the guideline for their candidature campaigns and the preparation on the upcoming 150th General Assembly on November 22 and 23.
The Gentlemen's Agreement meeting aims to establish a friendly cooperation among candidates and to provide a chance for transparent discussions between candidates and the BIE.
The meetings are organized by the Secretariat General at regular intervals during the candidature period for a Registered Expo (World Expo) and a Recognized Expo (International Expo) to discuss practical issues related to candidature campaigns and to reach agreement on them.
Until now, the BIE has received the candidatures from Astana of Kazakhstan, Liege of Belgium for hosting the International Expo in 2017.
And five cities -- Izmir of Turkey, Ayutthaya of Thailand, Sao Paulo of Brazil, Yekaterinburg of Russia and Dubai of United Arab Emirates, are in competition for hosting World Expo 2020.
The submission of candidatures for Expo 2020 has already closed on November 2 while the deadline for Expo 2017 candidature will be December 10, 2011.
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