After visiting Turkmenistan, I went straight to Paris.
BIE Secretary General meets with member state representatives to make a last-minute appeal
▲ Central Asian foreign ministers holding the Busan Expo mascot ‘Boogie’ doll
Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin (third from the left) promoted the Busan Expo with Central Asian foreign ministers in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on the 1st (local time) holding a doll called ‘Boogi’ (Busan Seagull), the mascot of the 2030 Busan Expo. there is. 2023.11.2 Provided by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin, who is visiting Turkmenistan, moves to Paris, France, where the Organization for International Exhibitions (BIE) headquarters is located, again after a month or so, to appeal for last-minute support ahead of the vote to select the host site for the 2030 World Expo.
Lim Soo-seok, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a regular briefing on the 2nd, “Minister Park will visit Paris, France on the 2nd to 3rd (local time) to negotiate the hosting of the Busan World Expo,” and added, “He plans to meet with BIE representatives from each country in Paris and ask for their support.” revealed. He also said that he plans to meet with BIE Secretary General Dmitry Kerry Kente and ask for his interest and advice on the Korean government’s efforts to host the Busan Expo.
Minister Park had a luncheon with ambassadors from seven BIE member countries in Paris on September 28-29, during the Chuseok holiday, to request support for the Busan Expo, and had dinner with Secretary General Kerkents to hear about the status of the bid. As the vote to select the host site for the 2030 World Expo will be held at the BIE general meeting held in Paris on the 28th, we will head to Paris from Turkmenistan, where we have been visiting since the 31st of last month, for last-minute bid negotiations. An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained, “It was promoted because there was a need for Minister Park to make an additional visit to Paris and meet relevant figures while he was in Turkmenistan.”
Regarding the situation in the bid to host the Busan Expo, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “As a result of the public and private sectors’ all-out negotiations to host the event under the ‘Korea One Team,’ support is growing across the region.” This official said, “Over the past year, ministers of government ministries and representatives of our companies have actively carried out attraction activities as special envoys of the President or the Minister of Foreign Affairs.” He added, “In particular, in the wake of multilateral meetings such as the UN General Assembly last September, the President took the opportunity to attract 60 people. “Meeting and persuading the leaders of several countries in person became a watershed in expanding support,” he explained.
He said, “According to influential figures familiar with BIE and some media, we expect it to be a close match (with Saudi Arabia),” and “However, we still believe that the direction of the unwavering votes of dozens of countries will determine victory or defeat.” reported. He continued, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to do its best to turn the floating votes into our support votes during the remaining period, with key executives, including the minister, and all diplomatic missions placing the top priority on all diplomatic activities to attract negotiations.”
Reporter Heo Baek-yoon
2023-11-02 09:14:24
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