Turkey hands over host title of world water forum to France

The "host" title of the World Water Forum was assumed by France on Wednesday.

Turkish Minister of Environment and Forestry Veysel Eroglu handed over the "host" title of the World Water Forum to France in a ceremony attended by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris on Wednesday.

The "Sixth World Water Forum" will take place in Marseilles, France in 2012.

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