Tokyo, Paris agree to join hands on Games preparations

Etienne Thobois, Paris 2024 Director General, shakes hands with Toshiro Muto, Tokyo 2020 CEO, after signing documents during a ceremony marking conclusion of MoU between Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 organising committees said on Wednesday they had agreed to cooperate on preparations for their respective Summer Games, as Japan gets set to host the Olympics in just over two years and France begins to lay its groundwork.

Organisers said they would explore partnering in areas including the exchange of personnel and information and language services, and actively promote each other's Games and work closely on the flag hand-over ceremonies.