Dhaka, April 27 -- Bangladesh and France on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to advancing the mutually beneficial partnership.

Both sides underscored the importance of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) to enhance bilateral trade.

Director for Asia and Oceania at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Benoît Guidee paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and discussed the issues.

They discussed avenues for strengthening cooperation in trade, investment, supply chain, energy, space, defence, development cooperation, culture, education and skills development, migration, people-to-people exchange, and peace and security.

Beno...