Press Release — Members of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)
Enquiry Mission arrived in Riyadh on March 5 to start their 6-day evaluation
process of the Riyadh Candidacy for World Expo 2030.
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The BIE delegation is headed by Patrick Specht, Chairperson
of the Enquiry Mission and President of the BIE Administration and Budget
Committee. He is accompanied by Dimitrios Kerkentzes, Secretary General of the
BIE, and H.E. Mrs Eva Descarrega Garcia (Andorra), H.E. Mrs Karen-Mae Hill, OBE
(Antigua and Barbuda), Mr Aldwin Dekkers (Belgium) and additional members of
the BIE Secretariat.
Welcoming the Enquiry Mission’s visit to Riyadh, H.E. Fahd
Al-Rasheed, CEO of the Royal Commission for Riyadh City, declared: “We are
honoured to welcome the BIE Enquiry Mission to Saudi Arabia. This visit will
provide a first-hand opportunity for the delegates to witness the support of
our Leadership, the commitment of our government, and the excitement of the
people of Riyadh and Saudi Arabia, to host a World Expo in our capital city in
2030”.
The Enquiry Mission delegation of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the governing body of World Expos, arrived in Riyadh on March 5 to evaluate Riyadh’s candidacy to host the World Expo 2030.
“Riyadh submitted a robust bid dossier last September under
the main theme “Together for a Foresighted Tomorrow”, and its candidacy is
currently enjoying global support”, added H.E. Al-Rasheed.
Over the course of the next five days, members of the
Enquiry Mission will engage with ministers, members of government and subject
matter experts, to evaluate the details of the Riyadh Expo 2030 bid. Its theme
outlines a vision to create a unique and collaborative platform for global
problem-solving with an enduring legacy, led by foresight and geared towards
delivering impact at a global scale.
The Enquiry Mission is a mandatory prerequisite for a
country’s candidature to be considered for election. Its task, when visiting a
candidate city, is to assess the feasibility and viability of each one. This
assessment includes detailed presentations of the project and exchanges with
officials and key stakeholders involved in the candidature. Using the
candidature dossier as a guide, each Enquiry Mission will look into the
motivations behind the Expo candidature, the attractiveness of the proposed
Expo theme, the proposed site and its planned re-use after the Expo, levels of
local and national support for the project, expected participation, and the
financial feasibility plan.
The Enquiry Mission delegation of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the governing body of World Expos, arrived in Riyadh on March 5 to evaluate Riyadh’s candidacy to host the World Expo 2030.
The findings of the Enquiry Missions will be discussed by
the BIE’s Executive Committee in May 2023, which will decide which candidatures
to retain as being feasible and viable. In November 2023, at the 173rd General
Assembly of the BIE, the host country of World Expo 2030 will be elected by BIE
Member States, via a secret ballot and based on the principle of “one country,
one vote”.
Saudi Arabia announced its bid to host World Expo 2030 in
Riyadh in October 2021 and, since then, senior Saudi government officials have
made three presentations to the BIE General Assembly. The year 2023 will see
key milestones for Riyadh Expo 2030 with the current Enquiry Mission visit, a
presentation to the General Assembly in June and the final vote by the General
Assembly in November 2023.
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