PM Hasina greets her new French counterpart Gabriel Attal

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday greeted Gabriel Attal on his appointment as the prime minister of France.

In a letter, she wrote, “On behalf of the government and the people of Bangladesh and my own behalf, I have the great pleasure of extending to you our warmest greetings and heartiest felicitations on your appointment as the Prime Minister of the French Republic.”

Sheikh Hasina reiterated that Bangladesh attaches high importance to its relations with France. “The bilateral ties are deeply rooted in our shared values of democracy, sustainable development, and global peace.”

She recalled, “President Macron and I have charted a new direction for our mutual cooperation during our visits to Paris and Dhaka in 2021 and 2023, respectively, to work towards a strategic partnership. We have decided to address multifarious global challenges, e.g., climate change, energy transition, maintaining international peace, and sustainable development.”

Expressing her optimism, the prime minister said, “I feel that there are enormous possibilities for new cooperation in trade, investment, water-resources development, aviation, defense, climate action, and knowledge sharing to escalate the existing partnership to a new plateau.”

Sheikh Hasina wished Gabriel Attal a successful tenure as the French prime minister and looked forward to working closely with him for the mutual benefit of the people of Bangladesh and France.