#BreakingNews! BIE proposes to postpone #Expo2020Dubai

The Executive Committee of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) has unanimously agreed to propose the postponement of Expo 2020 Dubai to October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.

However, the date change requires the support of a two-thirds majority of Member States of the BIE (Article 28 of the Paris Convention of 1928), so the General Assembly will now be called upon to vote on the Executive Committee’s recommendation.
Voting will be carried out remotely between Friday 24 April and Friday 29 May. Members of the Committee – delegates of 12 Member States elected by the BIE’s General Assembly - met virtually today to examine the change in dates requested by the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This request was made after a meeting of the Expo 2020 Dubai Steering Committee on 30 March, in which participating countries expressed their need to postpone the Expo’s opening in order to overcome the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Assessing the unforeseen impact of the Covid-19 on public health, economic activity and global restrictions on movement, the Executive Committee unanimously recommended approving the UAE’s request to postpone the Expo, and to maintain the name “Expo 2020 Dubai”. Considering the practical impossibility of holding a General Assembly, Member States will be asked to cast their vote remotely by Friday 29 May.
Should the motion receive a two-thirds majority of eligible and voting Member States, the dates of Expo 2020 Dubai will be officially changed to 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.