French President Macron likely to visit Dhaka in Sep

French President Emmanuel Macron is likely to visit Bangladesh after the G20 Leaders Summit next month.  

He is supposed to come to Dhaka on September 11. This will be the first Dhaka visit of any French President after three decades.

Lastly in 1990, the then President François Mitterrand came to Bangladesh.    

Sources said French President Macron, during Dhaka visit, will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Also, he will pay tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32 in the capital.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited France in November 2021. At that time, she invited the French President to visit Bangladesh.

UNB adds: The two leaders are scheduled to attend G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9-10.

France and Bangladesh welcomed the growth of their friendship, and highlighted their shared will to develop and deepen all aspects of their partnership through regular political consultations for strategic guidance.

Both countries reiterated their determination to enhance cooperation in all areas, including politics and diplomacy, defence and security, trade and investment, sustainable development and climate change, and education and cultural exchange.

Both countries also recognized the importance of sustained and substantive cooperation in relevant regional and multilateral fora.

Bangladesh and France stated their will to further develop the defence and security component of their partnership.

To that end, both countries agreed to strengthen dialogue and continue their cooperation, in particular the area of training, which was launched during this visit.

Furthermore, they committed to stepping up cooperation in the area of defence equipment based on the needs expressed and each party’s ability to respond to them, including through capacity building and potential technology transfer. In this regard, both parties welcomed the signing a Letter of intent on defence cooperation.

France and Bangladesh shared the same vision for a free, open, peaceful, secure and inclusive Indo-Pacific region, based on international law and with shared prosperity for all.