Expo 2030 last call for Rome: Meloni and Gualtieri in Paris to convince the Bie

Between Paris and Tor Vergata. The last corner, before the final sprint. Before the vote, expected in the autumn, which will assign the organization of Expo 2030. The French visit of Giorgia Meloni – which will certainly culminate in the meeting with the French president Emmanuel Macron – committed to promoting Rome’s candidacy to host the universal exposition.

The premier, together with the Italian delegation, will present the project today in Paris, all in twenty minutes. In fact, the general assembly of the Bureau International d’Exposition (BIE) allotted so much time to the presentation of candidatures. The mayor of the capital Roberto Gualtieri and the president of the region, the Melonian Francesco Rocca, also flew under the Eiffel tower with her.

The objective of the delegation is to convince the more than 170 members of the assembly of the goodness of the Roman initiative and recover ground on the favored Riad. The attempt is to win the support of France, which enjoys considerable economic relations with Saudi Arabia, including military and construction agreements, and seems willing to support the Arab option. In fact, it is no coincidence that Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, who will present Saudi Vision 2030 today, was in France in recent days and also met the French president. The other city in the running is Busan, in South Korea, while the symbolic candidacy of Odessa remains.