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26th/April,2019 / Media IN
Expo 2020 Dubai confirmed on Thursday that 192 countries have confirmed their participation in the event, making it the most inclusive and international Expo ever to be organised.
The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the intergovernmental organisation created to supervise international exhibitions, announced that all countries in the world are welcome to take part in the World Expo Dubai 2020.
“We have invited all countries in the world without exception, in line with our commitment to making Expo 2020 Dubai a truly international event and platform for all humanity” said the spokesperson BIE
Vicente G. Loscertales, secretary-general of the BIE, said: “For more than 170 years, World Expos have been the showcase of innovation and inspiration to all humankind.By inviting all countries of the world to take part, including the State of Israel, the organisers of Expo 2020 are genuinely reflecting the universal spirit of World Expos”.
Expo 2020 has surpassed the 180-nation commitment set out in its successful 2013 bid to host the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region’s first ever World Expo. For the first time in the 167-year history of World Expos, each participating country will have its own pavilion at Expo 2020, giving all nations the opportunity to showcase their achievements, innovations, aspirations and cultures to the world, said an official statement from Expo 2020.
Country pavilions will also be organised according to Expo 2020’s subthemes of opportunity, mobility and sustainability, rather than geographically – another first for World Expo.
Below are some of countries that have already unveiled their pavilion plans for event :
Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and. Thailand. Those who confirmed participation, among other countries, are Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, China, Egypt, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, the US, Uganda and the Vatican City.
Expo 2020, will run from 20th/october/2020 to 20th/April/2021. The event is set to attract 25million visitors to the emirate
