DUSHANBE, Asia-Plus — Tajikistan has been invited to take part in international exhibition “Expo-2010”, which will be held in the Chinese city of Shanghai. The theme of this exhibition is “Better, Better Life.”
According to information from Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), this issue was discussed yesterday at a meeting of the CCI head Sharif Saidov with Jzhen Wey, First Secretary and Political Officer of the Chinese Embassy in Dushanbe.
The source says the exhibition is dedicated to attract attention of international community to development of cities, improvement of the environment, harmonization of human relations.
In the course of the talks it was noted that by proposal of the Ministry of Economy and Trade the CCI in cooperation with the Committee for Construction and Architecture and the Committee for Environmental Protection and Forestry would coordinate work on preparations for Tajikistan’s participation in the exhibition in Shanghai.
China”s commercial capital, Shanghai, has won its bid to host the International World”s Fair and Exposition in 2010, which will generate millions of dollars of investment. The Expo 2010 is considered the world”s third largest event after the Olympics and the World Cup. The organizers of the exhibition which was first held in London in 1951 made the announcement after meeting in Monte Carlo. Shanghai”s rivals to host the 2010 Expo included the South Korean city of Yeosu, as well as Moscow and cities in Poland and Mexico. The win is a culmination of a hard-driven marketing campaign, in which China won the support of multinational corporations from Europe and the United States, including Alcatel and Coca-Cola. The Chinese city is now likely to undergo $1bn facelift to provide a site for the nations of the world to display their wares to a potential market of more than a billion people – and to showcase China”s high-tech prowess.
