"Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia Alexei Gruzdev and Russian Ambassador to France Alexei Meshkov conveyed a letter with an application from Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to BIE Secretary General Dimitri Kerkentzes," the bureau's website says.
The theme chosen for the Russian Expo is “Human progress.
A common vision of the world of harmony ”.
If the application is approved, the exhibition will be held in Moscow from April 27 to October 27, 2030.
According to the organization, the remaining candidates will be able to submit their applications by the end of October 2021.
Earlier it was reported that the World Expo 2020 in Dubai was postponed for a year, it will be held from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.