Friday, April 1, 2022 – 9:58 am
Written by: Mohammed Jalal Al Raisi, Director General of the Emirates News Agency.
ABU DHABI, April 1st / WAM / After 182 days of events and a packed calendar of activities, enjoyed by millions of visitors and from around the world, the curtain came down on the activities of Expo 2020 Dubai, the event that raised the slogan of the future and challenged an unprecedented pandemic, on which some bet on the possibility of a negative impact on the overall his activity..
However, the Emirates, which erased from its dictionary “the impossible”, created and fulfilled what they promised to present the most beautiful session of the Expo in its history, as His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said at the end of the event.
We will not be exaggerating if we repeat what millions of visitors have said that Dubai is tired of those who came following it.
Expo 2020 Dubai, in which 192 countries participated in its activities, an unprecedented number, was not just an exhibition that narrates the culture and history of these countries, but an invitation to share the future.. to share human concerns and visions to overcome challenges.
When the UAE chose the slogan “Connecting Minds..Making the Future” as a title for the campaign to host the “Exhibition..it did not come by chance. The Emirates used to look to the future with proactive visions. Despite humanity’s passing through the most difficult time due to the Covid-19 pandemic and its negative effects on the economies of the world, it was not confused here. Calculations.. The projects did not stop or were affected by slowness, delay or hesitation.. Rather, they continued in an unprecedented harmony that made the international community participate with confidence enhanced by millions of visitors who and their families enjoyed events and activities that many of them may not be able to repeat once more and they will have to proudly tell it to the following generations.
Since the announcement of the International Bureau of Exhibitions, in Paris on November 27, 2013, that Dubai won the right to host the Expo 2020. No one has doubted the ability of the UAE to present the world in the most beautiful form of an event that was the preserve of certain cities in regions far from the Middle East and North Africa.. The pioneering Emirates, as usual, have a proven track record in the field of communication and pioneering new ideas that they have dedicated in word and deed for decades. It suffices to indicate its success that a large percentage of visitors to the exhibition came from outside the country.
The most successful event in the history of “Expo” exhibitions and the most important platform on the agenda of international events has scored a remarkable success in its ability to bring the world together in an exceptional moment on the land of the UAE .. to cooperate together to discover innovative and pioneering solutions to the main factors of global development, namely: sustainability, mobility and opportunities.
There is no better place and environment than Dubai and the Emirates in general to discuss these matters that concern the world.
This was reflected in the World Government Summit 2022, which was the best conclusion to an exceptional event.
It was a beautiful coincidence that hosting this event preceded the UAE’s golden jubilee celebrations in 2021, as the UAE shared its visions, ideas and rich experience in development with the world in an event that chronicles the World Expo events anew. Congratulations to the UAE Expo 2020 Dubai and welcome to Expo 2025 Osaka.
Wm/ Dina Omar
