OSAKA ¨C Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui departed for Paris on Tuesday to lobby for Osaka¡¯s bid to host the 2025 World Expo.
Matsui will attend a meeting of the Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions, the 170-member state organization that awards World Expos, on Wednesday. Paris is also vying to host the expo the same year along with two other cities ¡ª Ekaterinburg, Russia, and Baku, Azerbaijan.
Matsui told reporters Tuesday before departing that he will use the visit as ¡°a chance to meet various member delegates one-on-one and gain their understanding for the Osaka, Kansai 2025 Expo bid.¡± He said he himself ¡°won¡¯t be making a presentation.¡±
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