Question 9968 — foreign policy

Summary

Mrs Annick Cousin questions the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs on France's choice to support Saudi Arabia's candidacy for the 2030 Universal Expo. Three candidates will be taken into consideration for the election of the host country for the 2030 Universal Expo: the Republic of Korea (for Busan), Italy (for Rome) and Saudi Arabia (for Riyadh). The host country of the 2030 World Expo will be elected by the member states of the BIE, according to the “one state, one vote” rule, during the 173rd general assembly of the organization scheduled for November 2023. Despite the support of European institutions, Italy will however not be able to count on the support of France. Indeed, France has chosen to lend its sole support to Saudi Arabia's candidacy. The organization of the universal exhibition, in addition to its cultural aspect, promises to generate significant economic benefits with each edition. At this time when Italy is in the recovery phase, she asks him if it would not have been France's duty to support its European neighbor and wants to know why France took this decision.

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