Burkina Faso backs Saudi bid to host Expo 2030

During a meeting with Saudi Royal Court Adviser Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Kattan in Ouagadougou, Traore also welcomed the first Saudi-African and the fifth Arab-African summits to be held in the Kingdom this year. (SPA)

• Saudi royal court adviser Kattan conveyed a verbal message from King Salman to Burkina Faso’s president pertaining to bilateral relations

RIYADH: Burkina Faso’s interim president Ibrahim Traore affirmed his country full support for the Kingdom’s bid to host Expo 2030 in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency said early Wednesday.

During a meeting with Saudi Royal Court Adviser Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Kattan in Ouagadougou, he also welcomed the first Saudi-African and the fifth Arab-African summits to be held in the Kingdom this year.

Kattan also conveyed a verbal message from King Salman to the president pertaining to bilateral relations and ways to enhance joint cooperation.