H.H. Sheikh Mohammed supports Saudi Arabia's bid to host Expo2030

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced their bid to host the World Expo 2030 in Riyadh to the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), World Expo’s organising body, on Friday.

Taking to his official Twitter handle, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced UAE's support to Saudi Arabia's bid for Expo 2030. 

He also said, "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, (Crown Prince) Mohammed bin Salman, in this project."

Expo 2030 will take place from October 1, 2030, to April 1, 2031. The theme proposed by Saudi Arabia is "The era of change: Leading the planet to a foresighted tomorrow."

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,"

"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," he added.

HRH Crown Prince highlighted that "the 2030 World Expo in Riyadh will coincide with the culmination of the Kingdom's Vision 2030."

He stressed that "this vision represents the Kingdom's ambitions for the future; a vision that aims to leverage the boundless energy of its youth to create a sustainable tomorrow for the benefit of future generations – in which all citizens advance their dreams, surpass their hopes, and go beyond their ambitions."

The Saudi Vision 2030 is a strategic framework to reduce Saudi Arabia's dependence on oil, diversify its economy, and develop public service sectors such as health, education, infrastructure, recreation, and tourism and was launched by HRH Crown Prince in 2016.

تقدمت المملكة اليوم بطلب استضافة إكسبو 2030. نعلن من اليوم دعم طلب المملكة، ونعلن أيضا أن المعارف والخبرات التي اكتسبناها خلال ٧ سنوات من الإعداد لإكسبو 2020 ستكون متاحة للأشقاء.
آثار إكسبو ستمتد لسنوات ونجاح المملكة نجاح لكل المنطقة. كل التوفيق لأخي محمد بن سلمان في هذا المشروع

— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) October 29, 2021