Seven delegations, from two candidate countries for International Expo 2017 and five for World Expo 2020, came to discuss and coordinate their candidature campaigns in 2012.
Representatives gave their feedbacks and suggestions to the BIE on the latest General Assembly, which was held in November 2011, concerning presentation and VIP reception details.
The Secretary General of the BIE also announced the preparation plans for the next General Assembly in June.
He suggested the candidates to organize round-table talk of renowned scholars or high-ranking officials to talk about their chosen themes, which is possible to gain a large media attention for their campaigns and symposiums.
The Coordination meeting aims to establish a friendly cooperation among candidates and to provide a chance for transparent discussions between candidates and the BIE.
Astana of Kazakhstan and Liege of Belgium are competing for hosting the International Expo in 2017. The vote will take place during General Assembly in November 2012.
And 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.
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