French President Macron to arrive on Sept 10

President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron will arrive in the city on September 10 which is seen as an "opportunity to deepen" the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Japan, reports UNB.

The French government confirmed the visit on Monday describing Bangladesh as a country that is experiencing "rapid economic growth and seeking to diversify" its partnerships.

"Bangladesh and France also show great convergence in the face of global challenges, particularly within the framework of the Paris Agenda for Peoples and the Planet, which Bangladesh actively supports," reads the announcement. .

Bangladesh is also an important contributor to international solidarity actions, whether through its contingents in peacekeeping operations or in hosting Rohingya refugees.

In Bangladesh, the President of the French Republic will continue the concrete declination of the French strategy in the Indo-Pacific, after welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Paris this summer and visiting Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Sri Lanka.

The President of the French Republic will go to New Delhi to take part in the G20 Summit, on September 9 and 10.