Saudi Arabia submits official bid to host Expo 2030 in Riyadh

Crown Prince "Mohammed bin Salman"

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced that Saudi Arabia submitted an official bid to the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) to host Expo 2030 under the theme “The era of change: Leading the planet to a foresighted tomorrow” from Oct. 1, 2030 to April 1, 2031. 
    

“The World Expo 2030 will represent an extraordinary opportunity to share with the world our lessons from this unprecedented transformation,” the Crown Prince said.   

“The Saudi Vision 2030 is a strategic framework to reduce the Kingdom’s dependence on oil, diversify its economy, and develop public service sectors such as health, education, infrastructure, recreation, and tourism and was launched by the crown prince in 2016,” he added, noting that Saudi Vision 2030 is the Kingdom’s ambition for the future.    

The Crown Prince’s letter to Dimitri Kerkentzes, Secretary General of BIE, was delivered by Fahd Al-Rasheed, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC).   

RCRC, which is the authority responsible for the city of Riyadh and is chaired by the crown prince, will lead the Saudi bid for the World Expo 2030. 
 

Riyadh will submit more details about the request in December to the Paris-based BIE, being the entity responsible for organizing international exhibitions since 1931. 

World Expos, officially known as international registered exhibitions, are a global gathering of nations dedicated to finding solutions to pressing challenges of their time and have been held since 1851.