IMO: IMO Secretary-General at World Fair to reiterate Organization's commitment to sustainable maritime development

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08 Jul 2012 - 18 Jan 2016
From August 11 to 12, IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu will be among the high-level attendees as the Expo 2012 World Fair in Yeosu, Korea, nears its close. The Expo, which runs from 12 May to 12 August 2012, is being held in Korea's southern port city of Yeosu, under the theme: The Living Ocean and Coast: Diversity of Resources and Sustainable Activities. Prior to the closing of EXPO 2012, the Yesou Declaration will be adopted and announced. As an intellectual legacy of the EXPO 2012, the Declaration aims to enhance the awareness of the urgent issues related to the sea and oceans and promote the necessary concerted efforts of the international community.

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