The highly awaited decision for hosting the World Expo 2030 has been awarded to Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Tuesday, November 28.
The hosting rights of the highly anticipated World Expo 2030 was awarded to Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Tuesday, November 28.
The announcement was made during the 173rd General Assembly of the BIE in the French capital of Paris.
This comes after contenders Saudi Arabia, Italy, and Korea presented their final proposals before a delegation of 182 countries to vote for the host city via secret ballot.
Riyadh has been confirmed as the host of Expo 2030, with 119 votes cast in the first round of voting.
Before the announcement, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said in his speech, “We will continue to dedicate our efforts to regional and international cooperation and development and hope to have the privilege of welcoming the world to Riyadh Expo 2030 in seven years’ time.”
He expressed his gratitude to the countries that supported Riyadh’s bid to host the Expo.
On October 29, 2021, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz announced that Riyadh had submitted a formal request to host Expo 2030.
