Video: Sheikh Mohammed visits Expo 2020 site

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, inspected infrastructure works at the Expo 2020 site on Tuesday.

In a tweet, Sheikh Mohammed promised to host the "best Expo edition in its 168-year-old history".

His visit along with His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and other senior officials, marked the 450-day countdown to the opening of Expo 2020 Dubai.

Dubai Expo2020 will welcome an expected 25 million visitors during the six-month extravaganza.

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