Shanghai Daily news

Former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin today visited the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination to talk about the preparations for the France Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo.

Hong Hao, director of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, met with Raffarin and discussed preparations.

Raffarin said France will present a splendid pavilion at the event.

Raffarin also noted France, having held several world expos, will offer various types of support to China.

Raffarin said some French schools have scheduled a visit to the World Expo in 2010.

Hong thanked France for it support and said he hopes the country has a wonderful pavilion.

After the meeting, Raffarin took in a bird??s-eye view of the Expo site from atop the mansion of Expo Bureau.