The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recently announced to host the World Expo 2030 in Riyadh. On 29th October, KSA announced that the future Expo 2030 will take place in Riyadh. The dates for the same are October 1, 2030, to April 1, 2031. The theme put forward by KSA is “The era of change: Leading the planet to a foresighted tomorrow.” Odesa, Moscow, Rome and Busan are also bidding to host the Expo!
The BIE has closed the candidature period for World #Expo2030, with five countries having submitted candidatures. The project examination phase will now begin, with the host country to be elected by Member States in 2023
— BIE (@bieparis) October 29, 2021
In a letter to the BIE, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission for Riyadh City said: “We live in an era of change, and we face an unprecedented need for humanity’s collective action,” adding: “It is clear that the whole world, as a collective, needs to work together to foresee the future and address, with its brightest minds, the challenges and opportunities that emanate from this change.”
