France’s new Ambassador in Dhaka Bourdin meets foreign minister

New French Ambassador to Bangladesh Marie-Annick Bourdin has made her first courtesy call on Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 1 Feb 2018, 06:47 PM
Updated : 1 Feb 2018, 06:47 PM

During the meeting on Thursday, the foreign ministry said, the ambassador thanked the government and people of Bangladesh for heling the distressed Rohingya people.

Appreciating the support extended by the France, the foreign minister urged it to continue creating pressure along with the international community on Myanmar for an early resolution of the crisis.

He also invited French investors to come to Bangladesh and both of them agreed to explore the untapped potentials in the bilateral trade and investment relations.

The ambassador suggested that a Bangladesh-France business dialogue can be held at the government level “to meet the challenges of fostering sustainable growth of bilateral trade”.