Poland Signed the Participation Agreement with EXPO 2015

Poland signed the participation agreement in the next year's World Exposition in Milan, EXPO 2015.

The celebration of Polish - Italian agreement held on 31 March in Milan was attended by the Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Economy and the head of the Polish interdepartmental team for EXPO 2015 – Minister Dariusz Bogdan and Commissioner General of Polish Section Expo and President of the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ) – Sławomir Majman.

- We have made another important step bringing us closer to Expo 2015 – the Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Economy, Dariusz Bogdan, head of the Polish interdepartmental team for EXPO 2015 said.

On 31 March 2014 the document of the Polish party was signed by Commissioner General of the Polish Section EXPO 2015, Sławomir Majman. The Italian organisers were represented by Giuseppe Sala, Commissioner General for EXPO 2015.

- The agreement signed today guarantees Poland the location on a site of 2,400 sq m – the Deputy Minister stressed. The agreement with Italy gave Poland a prestigious location on which the National Pavilion will sit. The site is located in the heart of EXPO exposition area near the Italian Pavilion and in the immediate vicinity of the French, German, British, Spanish or Hungarian sites.

The Deputy Minister also said that a competition for the architectural concept of the Polish Pavilion and the accompanying arrangement of the adjacent area will be published shortly. – We are coming to a close with our work on the schedule of events accompanying Expo – the Deputy Minister stressed.

- In 396 days, we shall begin Poland’s 1840-day promotional marathon for Expo 2015. We want Poland to have the most Italian-style pavilion among all expositions, besides naturally the Italian Pavilion - Minister Dariusz Bogdan announced. In his statement, the Minister pointed to many common elements between Poland and Italy such as export success of the main industries of both countries, which are farming and food, and attachment to tradition, love for home cuisine and a feast gathering all at the family table.

- The signature of the agreement by Poland for is another step forward in the success of Expo 2015, and Poland’s presence means no boredom at the Milan EXPO – Italian Commissioner General, EXPO 2015, Giuseppe Sala said summing up the statements made the Polish party.