Prime Minister Han Duck-Soo to promote South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-Soo is scheduled to visit France, Mozambique and Ghana this week to promote South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo,
said his office on Sunday. And which the government previously assessed would generate 1 trillion won ($44 billion) and create 500,000 jobs.
1. Han will depart for Paris on Monday to attend the 171st General Assembly of the Bureau International des
Expositions (BIE), an intergovernmental body in charge of overseeing the Expo. On Tuesday, he will give a
presentation outlining the government's vision to host the Expo in the southern port city of Busan and help
produce solutions to various challenges facing humanity, including climate change, technological gaps and
inequality, his office said.
He also plans to stress the government's commitment to provide its full support to the event.
2. The prime minister will travel to Mozambique on Wednesday for a two-day visit from Paris and meet with
officials there to discuss expanding cooperation between the two countries.
3. From Thursday, PM Han will pay an official visit to Ghana for three days and also meet with officials there to
discuss ways to increase business and other cooperation. In both African nations, the prime minister is
expected to continue to push for support for South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo.
South Korea submitted its official application to host the 2030 expo to the BIE in September to compete with such countries as Saudi Arabia and Italy.
And Seoul's business sector has been active in helping with the government's bid to host the global event.
A delegation led by SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won will head to Paris this week to attend the 171st BIE
General Assembly scheduled for two days from Monday, according to the Korean Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (KCCI), especially to help enlist support for the government's push to host the expo through
meetings with delegates of other member states on the sidelines of the BIE gathering, the KCCI said.
The World Expo, which takes place every five years, is regarded as one of three major international events,
along with the Olympics and the World Cup. BIE member states will vote on the venue for the 2030 Expo
in November 2023.
