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Seven countries and two international institutions have so far expressed interest in participating in the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, Minister Shinji Inoue announced on Tuesday, February 9.
The 7 nations are Yemen, Greece, Djibouti, Turkmenistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Mali. In addition, the International Fusion Energy Organization and International Solar Alliance have said they will be part of the event, which is organized around the theme, “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.”
Inoue, appointed minister for the international event, acknowledged the notifications, saying: “I welcome those official expressions of participation. I appreciate it.”
Japan’s Expo Minister Shinji Inoue and Belgian counterpart, Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Employment Pierre-Yves Dermagne
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Featured pages Ministers Kitir and Dermagne receive letter from 60 companies for due diligence legislation , 12 Feb 2021
60 companies and business federations have addressed a letter to the Belgian government asking for a national legal framework to be established that obliges companies to take responsibility when it comes to respecting human rights and the environment in their supply chains. They are supported in this by Enabelâs Trade for Development Centre and Fairtrade Belgium.
On Thursday 4 February, Minister of Development Cooperation Meryame Kitir and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Employment Pierre-Yves Dermagne received the letter from two signatories, Ann Claes (JBC) and Bruno Van Steenberghe (Kalani), at the Evere branch of JBC.