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VOINews, Jakarta - South Korea has asked Indonesia for support in its bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Busan.

Busan, South Korea's second-largest city, is competing against Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, and Rome for the opportunity to host the event, which allows countries to construct pavilions and showcase their potential.

The South Korean government is currently holding an exhibition in Jakarta to promote Busan and seek Indonesia's support for hosting the 2030 World Expo.

"We believe South Korea is the perfect country to host the event," said Park Soo Duk, deputy to the South Korean Ambassador to Indonesia, during a press conference in Jakarta on Monday.

Park highlighted that South Korea has undergone significant development and transformation, progressing from being a poor country to a nation with rapid economic growth.

"In 1945, South Korea had a GDP per capita of US$70 per year and was considered the world's poorest country. However, it has experienced rapid growth, with its GDP per capita surpassing US$33,000 in 2022," he pointed out.

The World Expo is an international exhibition that showcases the achievements of countries worldwide and seeks to find solutions to global challenges.

The host for the Expo 2030 will be elected in November 2023 by member states of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), an intergovernmental organization responsible for overseeing and regulating World Expos.

The most recent World Expo took place in Dubai, UAE, from October 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022. The upcoming World Expo is scheduled to be held in Osaka, Japan, from April 13 to October 13, 2025. (Antaranews)