On October 1, the Ukrainian pavilion was inaugurated as part of the Expo 2020 Dubai. For the first time in many years, Ukraine is represented by a separate location at the Exro - International Event # 1, which consolidates the achievements of mankind and sets priorities for the future.

The six-month program of the Ukrainian pavilion was launched with the grand opening with the participation of Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Mykhailo Lev and Deputy Minister of Economy of the UAE for Foreign Trade and Industry Abdulla Alsaleh, Ukrainian schoolchildren and diaspora representatives residing in Dubai.

"For the first time, Ukraine is presenting its national pavilion at the Expo to the world. Our goal is to demonstrate that our country is, above all, about intelligence, technology and innovation. This is what should be the personification of Ukraine in the eyes of the whole world.

The theme of our pavilion is "Smart Ukraine: uniting the world". We want to unite people around global problems and how to live, hear and feel smart nowadays," said Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Mykhailo Lev.

The Ukrainian pavilion at the Expo 2020 exhibition is a single space divided into three thematic groups: smart life, smart thinking, smart feelings. Each of the groups reveals the possibilities of rational, technological and ecological existence through the prism of technologies and tools available today to the majority of the world's population. The internal filling of the pavilion shows the uniqueness and originality of the Ukrainian people, our culture through the prism of modern technologies. The main emphasis is on innovations that make life environmentally friendly, energy-intensive and rational.

The pavilion of Ukraine with a total area of 2600 square meters is decorated with the use of Ukrainian style and ornaments, the architectural image embodies the idea of an ear of wheat. Stands of Ukrainian innovative companies presenting their unique product are located on each of the four floors of the pavilion. All exhibits are united around the idea of the possibility of sustainable development of a "new innovative and mobile society" that exists in harmony with nature.

The official opening ceremony of the Ukrainian pavilion is available on the official Instagram page @ukraine.expo2020.