24 may / 2022

On the withdrawal of Moscow’s application for hosting the World Expo 2030

On May 23, 2022 the Russian Federation officially withdrew Moscow’s application for hosting the international exhibition World Expo 2030.

Under current circumstances, due to the politicization of international organizations’ activities honest competitiveness was clearly out of the question.

A relevant statement was issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry: https://mid.ru/ru/press_service/spokesman/official_statement/1814399/.