03/07/2023

Alswaha: 'Riyadh Expo 2030' Reflects Saudi Arabia's Readiness to Play Pioneering Global Role

Members of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), held meetings with a number of ministers and officials to discuss the various aspects of the Riyadh Expo 2030. This comes during the second day of their visit to the city of Riyadh aimed at assessing the Kingdom's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in the capital.
 Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah Alswaha stressed that Saudi Arabia was looking forward to host the Expo 2030, affirming that it will reflect the Kingdom's readiness to play a global pioneering role.
His remarks came during his meeting with the delegation of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) Enquiry Mission, as part of their meetings to evaluate the Riyadh candidacy for Expo 2030.
Al-Swaha said the theme of Riyadh Expo 2030 "Together for a Foresighted Tomorrow” reflects Saudi Arabia’s depth of aspiration and willingness to play an active role on the global stage and to solve the most pressing challenges of this era.
"Our vision is to make Riyadh Expo 2030 a collaborative platform, to design and share the tools to create the blueprints for a better tomorrow. We also aspire for the Expo 2030 to enable foresight-led action by countries with impact at a global scale and to offer the greatest impact and biggest possibilities to co-create the future”. 
The BIE delegation also met with senior officials from the Public Investment Fund and NEOM, as well as Princess Haifa Al-Mogrin, Saudi Arabia’s Permanent representative to the UNESCO, Dr. Hala Al-Tuwaijri, President of the Saudi Human Rights Commission, and Dr. Eman Al-Mutairi,Vice Minister of Commerce.
 The theme focuses on three areas of national and global interest: “A Different Tomorrow”, “Climate Action”, and “Prosperity for All”. These were discussed during a series of presentations and workshops held during the mission’s visit to Riyadh, which highlighted the national projects and initiatives undertaken by Saudi entities and companies, in addition to the major achievements of the Kingdom in the areas of: developing future cities, energy transformation, climate action, and the digital economy. These areas come within the objectives of the "Saudi Vision 2030" programs.