French foreign ministry director calls on Bangladesh foreign secretary

Bertrand Lortholary, director for Asian Affairs at the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, called on Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen Thursday at the Foreign Service Academy.

Ambassador of France to Bangladesh Marie Masdupuy and Director General (West Europe and EU) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Kazi Russel Pervez were also present.

During the meeting, both sides discussed different bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest, including the follow-up of the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to France in November 2021, political relations between the two countries, development cooperation, and defence cooperation.

Bertrand and Masud also talked about collaboration in aviation, space and aerospace technology, cultural cooperation and cooperation in archaeology, GSP+, repatriation of the Rohingya, the war in Ukraine, cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, and climate change.

Bertrand is on a two-day visit to Bangladesh to co-chair the first bilateral political consultations between Bangladesh and France.