236 participants confirm attendance to Shanghai World Expo

Source: Xinhua | 05-02-2009 08:32

SHANGHAI, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Altogether 236 countries and international organizations have confirmed attendance to next year's World Expo in China's biggest city Shanghai, organizers of the event said Friday.

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet attends an  initiation ceremony for the 2010 Shanghai World  Expo in Santiago, capital of chile, April 30,  2009. Bachelet said at the ceremony that Chile  hoped to send a message to the Chinese people  with its decision to participate in the Shanghai  Expo and build an independent pavilion that Chile  is a reliable and capable partner.(Xinhua/Zhao Kai)

Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were he two latest confirmed participants, said a spokesman with the Shanghai World Expo Coordination Bureau.