Municipality Ministry, Bureau International Des Expositions Secretary-General Discuss Preparations For Expo 2023
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNA
Doha, Qatar: Minister of Municipality H E Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie, who is also Chairman of the National Committee to host the expo 2023 Doha Horticultural Exhibition, met yesterday with Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) Dimitri Kerkentzes, who is currently visiting the country.
The meeting dealt with the latest preparations and equipment for Qatar's hosting of the Expo 2023 Doha Horticultural Exhibition, which is being held under the theme“Green Desert.. A Better Environment.”
BIE Secretary-General expressed his appreciation for the ongoing preparations and the great efforts made to accomplish all the required work.
He also expressed his confidence that the committee will organise a distinguished version of the exhibition in Qatar.
After the meeting, the Secretary-General of the BIE inspected the mini pavilion of the Expo at Ministry of Municipality. He also paid a visit to the location of the expo in the Corniche area to follow up on the ongoing preparations.
Director of the Public Parks Department at the Ministry of Municipality Eng Mohammed Ali Al Khouri, who is also the Secretary-General of the Horticulture Expo 2023 Doha , said that work is ongoing according to schedule at the site of the expo.
He noted that the aim of hosting the expo, the first in a desert country, is to help all desert areas gain expertise by attracting the latest technologies in the field of preventing deforestation and to encourage people to take up agriculture.
Al Khouri said that the committee aims to have the expo ready to welcome the public by early September this year, ahead of the official launch on October 2, 2023.
The expo will last six months and is expected to attract three million visitors from all over the world.
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