Saudi Arabia’s pavilion at Expo 2020 celebrates 1 million visitors

The pavilion is offering more than 1,800 activities, programs, and themed weeks over a six-week period. (SPA)

• The committee said that this is the highest percentage of visitors, within 49 days, in the history of international exhibitions

DUBAI: One million people have visited the Kingdom’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, with this figure making up more than 30 percent of the expo’s visitors.
Visitors to the Kingdom’s pavilion, which officially opened on Oct. 1, have traveled from Arab countries and further afield. There have also been high-level visits from diplomatic delegations. 
The committee said that this is the highest percentage of visitors, within 49 days, in the history of international exhibitions.
The pavilion offers, over a period of six months, more than 1,800 events, activities, programs, and themed weeks that reflect the Kingdom’s rich nature, vibrant society, longstanding heritage, and economic opportunities.
Recently, Saudi Arabia placed a bid to host Expo 2030. The theme proposed by the Kingdom is: “The era of change: Leading the planet to a foresighted tomorrow.”