The crown prince visits the headquarters of Riyadh's nomination ceremony to host Expo 2030 - in Paris ..
Photos - Bandar Al jalloud
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and prime minister, visited the headquarters of Riyadh's nomination ceremony to host Expo 2030, held in the French capital.
The proposed date of the Riyadh Expo is the first of October 2030, until the end of March 2031, which will coincide with the period of Christmas, Chinese New Year, and the holy month of Ramadan. In addition to the centenary of the establishment of the International Bureau of exhibitions, which oversees the Expo exhibitions.
"Together we look to the future" is the main theme of the expo, which serves as an invitation for everyone to work towards creating solutions to global challenges and changing the future for a better tomorrow. Under this heading, there are three sub-themes: a better tomorrow... And here the emphasis is on the role of innovation, in science and technology, to improve tomorrow. The second subheading is climate action... And here too the emphasis is on innovation, to preserve the ecosystem. The third subtitle is: prosperity for all, by addressing global imbalances and, at the same time, celebrating the cultures of different countries.
The exhibition "Riyadh Expo"is held on an area of 6 million square meters, five minutes from King Khalid International Airport.
The design will be a futuristic city, around an ancient valley, reflecting the kingdom's vision of pioneering a sustainable future for cities.
Riyadh's presentation of the expo 2030 file comes amid a real desire to invite the world to participate in making the future, through 41 million targeted physical visits to the site, and more than a billion visits, through the unique Metaverse platform.
Riyadh is competing with the Korean city of Busan and the Italian city of Rome to host Expo 2030. This year will coincide with the culmination of the kingdom's Vision 2030 efforts.
It is noteworthy that Expo 2030 will coincide with the UN Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals. What will make the Riyadh Expo an opportunity to study the impact of the results of this plan on achieving global goals over the next twenty years.