Praia, September 03, 2022, SPA -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and National Integration of the Republic of Cape Verde, Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares, announced his country's support for the request of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to host Expo 2030. In a press conference following his meeting here today with Saudi Advisor at the Royal Court Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan, Minister Soares expressed his country's support for the Kingdom to host Expo 2030 in Riyadh, and its welcome to hold the two summits "the first Saudi-African Summit and the Fifth Arab-African Summit". For his part, Advisor Qattan expressed the Saudi Government's thanks and appreciation for this support which emanates from the strong relations between the two countries. --SPA 21:48 LOCAL TIME 18:48 GMT 0018 www.spa.gov.sa/w1780468