EXPO MILANO 2015 President Iohannis says pleasantly impressed by Romanian pavilion's concept

AGERPRES special correspondent Catalin Alexandru reports: President Klaus Iohannis, who toured on Thursday Romania's pavilion at Expo Milano 2015, declared himself pleasantly impressed by the experience, remarking that although not an imposing appearance through size, the pavilion impresses through its concept, which seamlessly fits with the theme of the world exhibition.

View from the inside of Romania's pavilion
Photo credit: (c) Radu TUTA / AGERPRES PHOTO

"I visited Romania's pavilion, I discussed with the commissioner of the exhibition our presence at Expo Milano 2015, and I am pleasantly impressed that we, Romania, managed this time again to present ourselves very well, with a pavilion that although not impressive through size, impresses through its concept which, in my opinion, integrates very well with the theme of the exhibition, which is related to the earth that feeds us and its sustainable exploitation," said Iohannis.

He mentioned that Romania's exhibition space illustrates through movies and images the Romanians' understanding of the concept of sustainability, but "not just as regards food, but also culture, and everyday life."

"This combination between an ultramodern presentation on large flat screens and architecture that pleasantly brings to mind the rural architecture of the Delta is a combination I like. (...) The target of the exhibition is 20 million visitors and the tickets sold for the next period already near 11 million. On my way here I saw a very large number of visitors who are eager to see what happens in the world. I hope that an impressive number thereof get to see what happens in Romania too, in the most positive sense," Iohannis added.

President Klaus Iohannis, who visited on Thursday...