Borovcanin: Belgrade EXPO to be one of most successful specialised expos ever

BELGRADE - Official confirmations from countries that will take part in EXPO 2027 have started coming in, says the director of the EXPO 2027 enterprise Dusan Borovcanin, noting that Serbia's goal is to make the 93-day event in Belgrade one of the most successful specialised EXPOs ever.

"According to information we have at this time, I am certain it will really be one of the more successful EXPOs in decades. The estimate is that we will be able to attract between 120 and 140 countries to Serbia, and our ambitions are even bigger than that," Borovcanin told Tanjug at the weekend.

As a rule, the president of the host country sends invitations to other heads of state, Borovcanin said.

The invitations, sent out to countries around the world, are slowly arriving, he said.

"Official confirmations and acknowledgements have already started coming in. Switzerland has officially confirmed its attendance to the Serbian president, and we expect others, too, to officially confirm their attendance in the coming days, weeks and months," Borovcanin said, adding that this would be followed by the technical and organisational stages.

If Serbia attracts 120 countries to the event, it will be an all-time high when it comes to specialised EXPOs, Borovcanin said.

"Already when you reach 100 countries, you can say the world is really in Serbia. Our estimate from the time we made our bid was that EXPO will have as many as 4.5 million visitors, but now our operating plans suggest that we will likely exceed that number. We are preparing for 6 million," Borovcanin said.