Staff correspondent :

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is leaving for Germany tomorrow Thursday to attend the three-day 60th Munich Security Conference from February 16 to 18. Munich Security Conference President Ambassador Dr. In addition to participating in this conference at the invitation of Christophe Hugen, the Prime Minister said that there is a courtesy meeting with the top leaders of at least seven countries and three international organizations. Hasan Mahmud. This information was given by Foreign Minister Dr. Dr. Hasan Mahmud.
The minister said that there will be around 500 representatives of heads of state and government of 60 countries, international organizations, media, civil society, public and private sectors in the Munich conference. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the conference on February 16 and participate in a high-level panel discussion on climate finance. He will also attend a civic reception organized by Bangladeshi expatriates in Germany.
The Prime Minister is accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Hasan Mahmud, along with Foreign Secretary Masood Bin Momen and other senior officials will embark on a 4-day official visit on Thursday morning in a Bangladesh Biman commercial flight and arrive in Munich that evening. After the visit, the Prime Minister is scheduled to leave Munich for Dhaka on February 18 and arrive on February 19.
Hasan Mahmud said that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will hold bilateral meetings with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rata, Danish Prime Minister Mete Frederiksen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Besides, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishanka, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron, German International Cooperation and Development Minister Wenja Schulz, World Bank Senior Managing Director Axel van Trotsenberg and Meta’s Global Affairs President Sir Nick Clegg are scheduled to pay a courtesy call on the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister participated in the 2017 and 2019 editions of this conference held in Munich, Germany since 1963 with the motto of bringing peace to the world through dialogue. In this context, the foreign minister said that Germany is one of the most influential countries in the European Union. Also, Germany as a single country is Bangladesh’s second largest export market in the world and the largest export market in Europe. They are also one of the development partners of Bangladesh. Germany is providing important political and humanitarian support to the Rohingya crisis. In this case, by participating in this event, bilateral meetings will be held with European leaders as well as German leaders. As a result, Dr. expressed strong hope that the upcoming visit of the Prime Minister to Germany will be very successful and fruitful. laugh
It may be noted that the Foreign Minister will participate in the panel discussion on climate security and the foreign secretary will participate in another panel discussion on peace operations.