A delegation from the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of Serbia visited the World Expo Museum

On the morning of September 8, Vukasin Groztic, State Secretary of the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of Serbia, and his delegation visited the World Expo Museum. Hong Hao, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the World Expo Museum, and Xiang Yihai, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism welcomed the delegation and held discussions.

Deputy Director Xiang Yihai welcomed the State Secretary and his delegation. He said that Shanghai is working hard to build an international cultural metropolis, a world-famous tourist city and a museum city, Shanghai hopes to further strengthen and in-depth cooperation with Serbia and its sister city Belgrade. He introduced a series of major festivals, exhibitions and other activities that will be held in Shanghai this autumn, and sincerely invited relevant Serbian institutions and enterprises to participate. Deputy Director Xiang Yihai congratulated Serbia on winning the right to host the 2027 Professional World Expo and wished this World Expo a success.

Chairman Hong Hao introduced the overview of the Shanghai World Expo and emphasized that the success of the Expo 2010 Shanghai was the result of the joint efforts of the World Expo family around the world. He introduced the experience of hosting the Expo 2010 Shanghai in terms of the theme interpretation of the World Expo, the planning of the World Expo, the public participation in the World Expo and the services of the organizers. He said that as a platform for the international World Expo family, the World Expo Museum is willing to maintain communication with the organizers of the 2027 World Expo and hopes that this World Expo can also be successful, exciting and unforgettable.

State Secretary Groztic said during the discussion that China and Serbia are comprehensive strategic partners and hope that the cooperative relationship between the two sides will expand to more areas. Currently, more and more Chinese tourists are considering Serbia as a tourist destination and hope to deepen cooperation with Shanghai in tourism and other fields in the future. The Expo 2027 Belgrade will be the largest international event ever held in Serbia. Serbia needs to learn from the experience of previous World Expos, especially the experience of the Expo 2010 Shanghai.

The delegation then visited the permanent exhibition of the World Expo Museum to learn about the development history of the World Expo and Serbia's participation in the Expo 2010 Shanghai.

Relevant comrades from the International Exchange Office and the Museum Management Office of the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism, as well as responsible comrades from the World Expo Museum accompanied the discussion.

State Secretary Groztic held a discussion with Chairman Hong Hao and Deputy Director Xiang Yihai

Chairman Hong Hao presented a crystal model of the World Expo Museum building to State Secretary Groztic

Deputy Director Xiang Yihai presented "Civilized World: Documentary Research on the Permanent Exhibition of the World Expo Museum" to State Secretary Groztic

A group photo