Expo 2020 international participants meet in Dubai to discuss event preparedness

Expo 2020 international participants meet in Dubai to discuss event preparedness

Over 370 delegates of the Expo 2020 travelled to the UAE to attend the final International Participants Meeting (IPM) last week ahead of the event’s official opening in October 2021. From May 4-5, the delegates who assembled represented 173 of the over 190 participating countries in this year’s Expo conference. The IPM attendees were briefed on programming, marketing and communications, latest operations, security, and the city’s readiness to host the event. The UAE’s efforts to combat Covid-19 and maintain health and safety guidelines were reinforced at the meeting. In April, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai has issued directives to make Covid-19 vaccinations available to official representatives of countries participating in Expo 2020. “This International Participants Meeting has clearly demonstrated that Dubai and the UAE are ready to host a safe, exciting and inspirational event that will bring us all together and drive actions to benefit us all,” said ambassador Jorge Name, Argentina’s secretary for international economic relations. Expo 2020 expects over 200 participants from nations, multilateral organisations and academic institutions. Each country is set to have its own pavilion, a dedicated space to showcase its culture and progress and explore solutions to