Djibouti supports Saudi Arabia’s Expo 2030 bid

Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh announced his country’s support for Saudi Arabia’s bid to host Expo 2030 in Riyadh, state news agency SPA reported on Thursday.

Guelleh also welcomed the hosting of the Saudi-African summit and Arab-African summit in the Kingdom later this year.

The announcement came during the president’s meeting with Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Kattan, Saudi Royal Court adviser, in Djibouti where the Saudi official delivered a verbal message from King Salman.

During the meeting, Kattan reaffirmed the solid ties between the two countries and reiterated the Kingdom’s keenness to enhance cooperation. He also thanked Djibouti’s president for his country’s support to the Kingdom, which reflected the depth of bilateral relations.