The proximity of the Expo 2020 Dubai venue to Iran is an opportunity that should be properly exploited by the Iranian government and private sector, head of the Expo Committee of Iran Chamber of Commerce said on Wednesday.
Farsid Farzanegan, also the Chairman of Iran-UAE Joint Chamber of Commerce, told Iran Chamber newsroom that the event provides a chance for improving the Iranian brands.
He noted that the related Iranian officials aim to exploit all the country’s capacity for an active presence in the Expo.
Farzanegan said that Iran has designed a pavilion in an area of 2,400 square meters which has been ranked as the eighth best designed pavilion among the participating countries.
He had earlier said that the Iranian pavilion will be active in mobility section which will deal with transportation, travel and exploration, digital economy, and support and logistics.
Expo 2020 Dubai will be held on October 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022.
The event was originally scheduled for October 20, 2020 – April 10, 2021. It was however postponed to a year later due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.
The Expo has been designed in an area of some 438 hectares two times bigger that Milan Expo.
Expo 2020 Dubai will be the first World Expo ever hosted in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region and the largest event ever held in the Arab World.
The six-month extravaganza of culture, architecture, entertainment, global cuisine, and more, will attract more than 200 organizations including 192 nations, each with their own pavilion, a World Expo first.
Through its theme, ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’, Expo 2020 will provide a platform to encourage creativity, innovation and collaboration across its subthemes: Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability.