Majid bin Mohammed: Expo 2020 to have most global effect in the history of the event

Dubai: H.H. Sheikh Majed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority has extended his congratulations and felicitations to President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Their Highnesses Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates, and the UAE people on the UAE's success in being chosen to host the world Expo 2020 in Dubai. H.H. Sheikh Majed described the achievement as the outcome of the positive energy produced by the ideas of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. He noted that Dubai is one of the world's events capital, and that the UAE has succeeded in meeting all the requirements for hosting Expo. He added that the phase 1 towards hosting Expo 2020 is over and that phase 2 of the challenge has already begun, noting that Dubai has a long history of facilitating connections and pioneering new ideas. H.H. Sheikh Majed bin Mohammed bin Rashid added that at Dubai Expo 2020, which will be organised under the theme 'Connecting Minds, Creating the Future', a predicted 70 per cent of the expected 25 million visitors will originate from outside the UAE, making it the most international event in the history of Expo. – Emirates News Agency, WAM