By: Amr Adel

Dubai - Mubasher: The Emirati minister of international cooperation and director general of Dubai Expo 2020 bureau, Reem Al Hashimi, said on Wednesday that the construction work for the international exhibition is set to begin on January 2017.

There are two phases of the construction work, and they shall begin by the beginning of next year, the minister said during the Global Business Forum on Latin America, which is held in Dubai.

Al Hashimi noted that the planning phase of the exhibition site, which covers a total area of 4.38 kilometres, has been completed.

Translated by: Moslem Ali