epa09501810 French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (in the background) gives his speech at the EXPO site on the occasion of the French Day during the second day of of EXPO 2020 Dubai in Gulf emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 02 October 2021. 192 countries take part with their pavilions in the EXPO 2020 Dubai which is the first international Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region running between 01 October 2021 and 31 March 2022. EPA/ALI HAIDER