JEAN CHRISTOPHE FROMANTIN CHAIRMAN OF EXPOFRANCE 2025 MEETS ICHIRO MATSUI

USPA NEWS - Jean-Christophe Fromantin, President of EXPOFRANCE 2025, met few days ago Ichiro MATSUI, Governor of Osaka and the bearer of Japan's bid for the organization of the World's Fair in 2025. Alain Berger, delegate of France to the International Exhibition Bureau (IBE), attended also the meeting.

Jean-Christophe Fromantin, President of EXPOFRANCE 2025, met this morning Ichiro Matsui, Governor of Osaka and the bearer of Japan's bid for the organization of the World's Fair in 2025. Alain Berger, delegate of France to the International Exhibition Bureau (IBE), attended the meeting and a representative of Pascal Lamy, interministerial delegate for the 2025 World Expo. MM. Fromantin and Mastsui both underlined the friendship that binds France and Japan and Mr Fromantin marked the satisfaction of France to be able to compete against a large country and an ambitious candidature. The two men then went back on the content of each of the two projects and in particular on the comparison of the chosen themes [1], highlighting the common points and the differences.-------------------------------------------------------------------------- They stressed the importance of bringing applications that are both financially and ethically irreproachable. On this last point, Mr. Fromantin proposed to Mr. Matsui that the vote of the IBE member countries should be by public vote, in order to meet the expectations of transparency and exemplarity expressed increasingly around the world.----------------------------------- "I thank Governor Matsui for his courtesy visit on the occasion of the official deposit of Japan's bid and I am delighted that our two countries are embarking on an ambitious competition to host the World Expo in 2025," says Jean-Christophe Fromantin, President of EXPOFRANCE 2025. The interview ended with an exchange with the press, especially Japanese.