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Written By: Observer Staff
Article Date: Jul 8, 2008 - 3:23:06 AM
Some 450,000 people visited the Yemeni wing in the International Zaragoza 2008 Expo since its opening in mid-June.
Director of Gold Beach Company Hassan al-Faran told Saba News Agency that around 80,000 persons visited the wing during the past two days, most of them being Spanish visitors.
The Participation of Yemen in the exhibition is thought to attract further Spanish tourists and investors to Yemen.
Yemen is currently displaying its heritage of natural resource management at the exhibition in Spain under the slogan "Water and Sustainable Development." Spanish media has been quoted as saying that a million guests are expected to visit the event. Some 104 countries are participating in the event.