A huge billboard advertising Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as candidate of the World Expo 2030 is seen in Paris as the host country of The World Expo 2030 will be elected by BIE Member States that will gather in the 173rd General Assembly in Paris, France, November 25, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
PARIS, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Italy, Saudi Arabia and South Korea are battling it out in Paris on Tuesday for the right to host the Expo 2030 world fair, a five-yearly event that attracts millions of visitors and billions of dollars in investment.
The three countries’ delegations have been in horse-trading overdrive over the past few months to win votes from the 182 member states of the Bureau International des Expositions, holding splashy lobbying events in the French capital.
South Korea’s southeastern city of Busan is competing against Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh and Italy’s Rome.
Rome has placed a heavy emphasis on human rights and democracy in its bid to host the Expo, painting itself as a more ethical…
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