Official invitations to attend the 2010 Shanghai World Expo were
sent out on Wednesday by the Chinese government to foreign
embassies in China.
The invitations, signed by Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao, were sent to countries with established diplomatic
relations with China.
The event was legally registered by the International Bureau of
Expositions last December and the invitation process is a key part
of its preparations in 2006, according to a meeting of the
organizing committee chaired by Vice Premier Wu Yi
recently.
The 2010 Shanghai World Expo will be held from May 1 to October
31, 2010, and is expected to draw 70 million domestic and foreign
visitors. Two hundred countries and international organizations
will be invited to participate in the Expo.
(Xinhua News Agency March 23, 2006)