French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will arrive together in Dhaka for a two-day visit in September.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali had a successful visit to France in June and this is a continuation of that visit, Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque told the Dhaka Tribune.
The two visiting foreign ministers are scheduled to arrive on September 21.
“Climate change, trade, culture and other matters will be discussed during the visit,” Shahidul said.
Another foreign ministry official, seeking anonymity, said: “This is unique since, for the first time, the foreign ministers of two powerful European countries are coming together to Bangladesh.”
Both ministers are expected to open the Franco-German joint Chancery building in Dhaka.
Bangladesh has robust trade with Germany and France, which continues to grow, the official added.
The two-way trade with Germany is about $5bn with $4.7bn in export from Bangladesh while, for France, the two-way trade is $2bn where Bangladesh export is about $1.8bn.