“We have very clear support from the Crown for the exhibition, there are good feelings.”

The Mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, highlighted this Tuesday the coordinated work carried out with the Expo 2027 candidacy and insisted once again on the The importance and “urgency” of the issueTherefore, he hopes that “the arguments we have made all these months”, together with the “attractiveness” of Spain, Andalusia and Málaga, will finally make it the city of choice.

“I hope we will get the necessary support to elect the city and Spain.And he pointed out in two interviews on Radio and TV channel Tire, compiled by Europa Press, in which he affirmed that there is no tension for this coming Wednesday, as the city that will host the international exhibition in 2027 / 2028 will know though. “There is always the question of how many votes we will get.”

“We have good feelings, good coordination has been made, and there is very clear support from the Crown.”He pointed out that King Philip VI was talking last Monday about this issue with the King of Jordan. Therefore, de la Torre stressed that “very good work” has been done by central, provincial, provincial and local governments, “with a theme, moreover, that is very good” as it is “The Urban Age: Towards a Sustainable City,” which is “the great challenge or one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century.”

In de la Torre’s opinion, “these share good practices for cities, From developed and less developed countries, in terms of environmental, social and economic sustainability, this will be a great experience in Malaga in 2027 if we are elected.

added in this regard “All this, the delegates of the bureau will take into account,” as well as the “experience” of Spain and the “attractions of Andalusia and Malaga.”

On the other hand, de la Torre referred to Jordan, since last Monday the kings and queens presided over a luncheon held in honor of the kings of Jordan, in some meetings the Chancellor himself attended. In that sense, he explained, “Jordan looks upon Spain with great sympathy,” though “He has a broken heart, perhaps, between the United States and Spain.”

He noted that “it has had a very special relationship with the United States for many years.” The sympathy of some Arab countries, specifically Jordan, with Spain is also traditional.

“There are two issues, the first vote decided, we have enough, and then the second vote, countries that maybe have an obligation to another country but can vote for us if that country loses the vote; if it comes last in the first or second vote and they disappear from the panorama of countries and cities that You can vote for it,” he explained, confirming that it was. “A rather cruel system where the last vote of every vote is eliminated until there are only two left and we have to be in those two” and “win”.

Before the BIE delegates proceed to the final vote that will decide which city will be chosen finally, too This Wednesday a delegation will defend its candidacy for the third and final time.

Malaga will be the first candidate city to do so ahead of the BIE delegates Celia Bariloche (Argentina), Minnesota (USA), Phuket (Thailand) and Belgrade (Serbia) respectively.

strength point

On the other hand, de la Torre pointed out and highlighted the candidacy’s strengths Spain offers “a great experience in this kind of event”, In reference to Seville or Zaragoza, among the most recent, as well as the “castle” of Andalusia and the city of Malaga.

He also said that it is a country with a “very important balance in tourism statistics”. And so he pointed out that Exhibitions must be successful from the point of view of the visitors and also be educational and “We majored in this major that we chose and shared it with all of us who worked to promote the candidacy.”

“We believe it is the most important and most urgent of the five issues raised.”He emphasized that the chosen topic was “essential”. “We believe it is a topic that will be of great interest, that it will attract, and therefore, I hope we will have the necessary support to make it happen,” he said.

Furthermore, he said that “nothing has been researched more seriously, with more care to be useful and also because, Not only the three-month fair from June to September 2027 but also the post-showIt is a space dedicated to teaching, innovation and entrepreneurship in terms of sustainable cities.

He continued: “It will be a great opportunity to be there Economic, trade and job creation initiatives to respond to these challenges in each of the countriesIn addition to cooperation between countries and between cities.

On the other hand, regarding what Malaga must urgently address, De la Torre has alluded to issues such as housing, education and those related to sustainability; In addition to increasing the quality of public services.

Finally, about whether I was ready in case the city in the end was not the chosen one, it had an impact on everything that happens “We’re convinced it’s something important; even if we don’t get elected, we’re going to advance this space.”

“It is clear that, perhaps, there will not be a budget increase that obtaining the winning nomination would give us, but this objective is so important at the national level, especially at the European and international level, that we are convinced that the same European funds can help develop it with Expo or Without Expo,” he insisted “It will be easier with Expo, but without it we also want to be useful to Spain, Europe and humanity”it has finished.