Organization of Islamic Cooperation Secretary-General Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen has stressed the OIC’s support for Saudi Arabia’s bid to host Expo 2030 in Riyadh.
The bid has been announced by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.
Othaimeen said: “Hosting Expo 2030 in Saudi Arabia will be a coronation for the huge efforts exerted to realize Saudi Vision 2030 and a real view of its products and outcomes.”
He added that the Kingdom has in the past succeeded in hosting major international summits and events, whether virtually or in person.
The secretary-general noted that the Kingdom’s hosting of Expo 2030 will offer an opportunity for the world to “benefit from the Saudi experiment in making qualitative leaps in all sectors.”
He added that the event “embodies the entrepreneurship and status of Saudi Arabia” as a major investment and economic destination, in addition to the Kingdom being among the top developed countries in the field of artificial intelligence, among others.
Othaimeen said that the Saudi citizen has a lot to offer at the event in terms of technology, international cooperation, economics, commerce, arts, culture, and science.
