Warm welcome to Hasina at French presidential palace

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was given a rousing reception at the Elysee Palace on the first day of her visit to France.

On her arrival at the presidential palace, the presidential guard gave her salute and then French President Emmanuel Macron received her. Both the leaders posed for a photo session.

In the second photo session, Macron and Hasina climbed the staircase and then posed for another photo session.

After brief statements, the two leaders went for a lunch meeting and tete-a-tete.

The Prime Minister was accompanied by Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and Bangladesh Ambassador Khandaker Mohammad Talha, UNB reports.

Later, she will be given state guard of honour by the Republican Guard.

In the evening, the Prime Minister is scheduled to go to the Matignon, the official residence of the French Prime Minister, to have a bilateral meeting.

Upon her arrival at the Matignon, French Prime Minister Jean Castex will receive her with a bouquet of flowers.

Sheikh Hasina arrived here in the morning from London to attend the 75th Anniversary of UNESCO and distribute the first-ever UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for Creative Economy.

During the Paris tour, Hasina will also have meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron and French Prime Minister Jean Castex.

On Wednesday, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury and Dassault Aviation president Eric Trappier, Thales president Patrice Caine will call on her at her place of residence.