(Latvian Public Broadcasting) On March 11, the Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA) signed an agreement on the development and implementation of the Latvian National Pavilion concept for the EXPO exhibition in Dubai. The exhibition is scheduled to open on October 1 this year and will run until March 31, 2022, after being postponed last year, provided the ongoing pandemic doesn't push it back again. The winning project comes from a consortium of three companies and is a concept with the down-to-earth name 'SOIL'. "The concept envisages a solution implemented in four dimensions, the central element of which will be peat as a unique material that is able to connect the history of Latvia with the present and future achievements," said a statement from LIAA.