Dhaka, Broadcasting News Corporation : The newly appointed Ambassador of France to Bangladesh Marie Masdupuy paid a maiden courtesy call on Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs thursday. The Foreign Minister congratulated Ambassador Marie Masdupuy on her appointment as the Ambassador of France to Bangladesh and expressed his satisfaction at the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries. He also recalled the support of France and contributions of the French intellectuals like André Malraux during the War of Liberation in 1971. The French Ambassador applauded Bangladesh’s steady and outstanding development, which supports its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2041. Both sides exchanged views on different issues of mutual interest, including cooperation in aviation, food processing, clean and green energy, climate change, food security, repatriation of the Rohingyas, and free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific, etc. The Foreign Minister assured the new Ambassador Marie Masdupuy full support and cooperation during her tenure in Bangladesh and both sides agreed to further strengthen bilateral ties between the two friendly nations.