Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid wrote in a tweet on Twitter, “Today, the Kingdom submitted a request to host Expo 2030. From today, we announce support for the Kingdom’s request, and we also announce that the knowledge and experience we gained during the 7 years of preparing for Expo 2020 will be available to the brothers.”
He added, “The effects of the Expo will extend for years, and the success of the Kingdom is a success for the whole region. All the best to my brother Mohammed bin Salman in this project.”
And on Friday, Saudi Arabia announced that it had submitted an official request to the BIE (the organizing body for the World Expo) to host the “Expo 2030” exhibition in Riyadh, under the slogan “The Era of Change: Moving Our Planet Towards the Future,” from 1 October. to April 1, 2031.
This came in a letter from the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission for the City of Riyadh, Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, to the Secretary-General of the International Bureau of Exhibitions, Dimitri Krkentzes, according to what was reported by “SPA”.
In his speech, Prince Mohammed bin Salman stressed that this nomination “is an important and symbolic challenge for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”, expressing his confidence in “the Kingdom’s ability and commitment to establish a historic version of the World Expo with the highest levels of innovation, and to provide an unprecedented global experience in the history of organizing this forum.” Global”.
It is noteworthy that the International Expos have been held since 1851, and constitute the largest global platform for presenting the latest achievements and technologies, and promoting international cooperation in economic development, trade, arts and culture, and the dissemination of science and technology.
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