President, PM greet French counterparts

UNB, Dhaka
President Iajuddin Ahmed and Prime Minister Khaleda Zia felicitated their French counterparts on the occasion of the national day of France.

The president in a message to the President Jacques Chirac said that the excellent relations existing between the two countries would further develop in the years to come to the mutual benefit of the two friendly countries.

The prime minister in separate message to Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said, "I believed that the existing bonds of friendship which have developed over the years will be further strengthened and consolidated in the years ahead to the mutual benefit of our two countries".