UNB, Dhaka :
France Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and German Foreign Minister Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrive here together on Monday on a brief 14-hour visit to get the firsthand experience on climate impact having Bangladesh and inaugurate the first-ever France-Germany (Franco-German) joint embassy in Dhaka.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali will receive them at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8am, said a senior Foreign Ministry official on Sunday.
“It’s going to be a historic
moment,” said Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali mentioning that such a moment never came in the past. The two Foreign Ministers, including their Bangladesh counterpart, together will leave for Patuakhali immediately after their arrival.
Bangladesh is a vulnerable country in terms of climate change, and both the countries will consider Bangladesh’s opinions with due importance in the next climate summit to be held in Paris this year.
They will visit German cooperation projects, anticyclone shelter and will meet with local people from 09:45am to 11:15am, said the official. They will return to Dhaka by helicopter around 12:25pm and will attend a working lunch offered by Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali at State Guesthouse Padma.
They will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban at 4pm on Monday. The Bangladesh Foreign Minister will also attend.
Then they will interact with the press after inaugurating the joint Embassy. The Franco-German Embassy in Dhaka is the first among others being constructed in the world. The foundation stone was laid on January 22, 2013, the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Elysee that confirmed the rapprochement between the two countries following a history of warfare.
The common ambition of the Franco-German embassy in Dhaka is to display the theme of duality and unity in a single building. France and Germany are the two most important members of the EU, and their partnership is seen as central to the 28-country group. Mahmood Ali, ahead of the visit said both the countries have very strong relations with Bangladesh and took a strong position in favour of Bangladesh in addressing climate risk as Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries due to climate change.
France Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and German Foreign Minister Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrive here together on Monday on a brief 14-hour visit to get the firsthand experience on climate impact having Bangladesh and inaugurate the first-ever France-Germany (Franco-German) joint embassy in Dhaka.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali will receive them at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8am, said a senior Foreign Ministry official on Sunday.
“It’s going to be a historic
moment,” said Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali mentioning that such a moment never came in the past. The two Foreign Ministers, including their Bangladesh counterpart, together will leave for Patuakhali immediately after their arrival.
Bangladesh is a vulnerable country in terms of climate change, and both the countries will consider Bangladesh’s opinions with due importance in the next climate summit to be held in Paris this year.
They will visit German cooperation projects, anticyclone shelter and will meet with local people from 09:45am to 11:15am, said the official. They will return to Dhaka by helicopter around 12:25pm and will attend a working lunch offered by Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali at State Guesthouse Padma.
They will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban at 4pm on Monday. The Bangladesh Foreign Minister will also attend.
Then they will interact with the press after inaugurating the joint Embassy. The Franco-German Embassy in Dhaka is the first among others being constructed in the world. The foundation stone was laid on January 22, 2013, the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Elysee that confirmed the rapprochement between the two countries following a history of warfare.
The common ambition of the Franco-German embassy in Dhaka is to display the theme of duality and unity in a single building. France and Germany are the two most important members of the EU, and their partnership is seen as central to the 28-country group. Mahmood Ali, ahead of the visit said both the countries have very strong relations with Bangladesh and took a strong position in favour of Bangladesh in addressing climate risk as Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries due to climate change.
