Tuesday 25 / March / 2025
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman is all set to participate in Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan. Oman's pavilion will occupy an area of 1,763.22 square metres and showcase 33 activities.
At a press conference held today, the General Commission for the Sultanate of Oman's Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka said that the pavilion's design is inspired by the Sultanate of Oman's natural and environment and the diversity of the country's terrain.
Being one of the outcomes of the Belarab bin Haitham Award for Architectural Design, the design of the pavilion reflects the Omani people's adaptation to their natural surroundings. It focuses on the three basic elements of land, water, and people.
Reem Said Al Shanfari, member of the Omani pavilion’s team and International Communication Officer, gave a visual presentation in which she explained that the pavilion will focus on six main areas of communication, tourism, investment opportunities, cultural identity, international relations and partnerships.
For his part, Ibrahim Saif Bani Oraba, rapporteur of the technical committee of the Omani pavilion at Expo 2025, said that the programme to be held on the sidelines of the event includes 33 activities. He added that the programme will be held from 6 April to 13 October 2025.
Bani Oraba observed that Oman’s participation in the expo will offer an important opportunity to exchange expertise with the countries of the world in cultural and technological areas.
He explained that more than 300 Omani small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will participate in Oman's pavilion at the expo and that the firms will also exhibit their products on the digital platform and online store.
Expo 2025 Osaka will be held from 13 April to 13 October 2025 in the Japanese city of Osaka under the slogan “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”. As many as 155 countries from different regions of the world will take part in the expo, which is expected to have a turnout of 28.2 million visitors.
