RIYADH, Oct 30 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced yesterday that, it is bidding to host the World Expo 2030.
The bid was submitted to the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), World Expo’s organising body.
The theme proposed by Saudi Arabia for the World Expo 2030 is, The Era of Change: Leading the Planet to a Foresighted Tomorrow.
The event is scheduled to take place from Oct 1, 2030 to Apr 1, 2031.
The 2030 World Expo in Riyadh will coincide with the culmination of the kingdom’s Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud said, in a letter to the BIE.
The World Expo 2030 will represent an extraordinary opportunity to share with the world, Saudi Arabia’s lessons from its unprecedented transformation, he added.
The World Expos have been held since 1851, and provide the largest global platform for presenting the latest achievements and technologies, while uniting people across cultures and continents.
