At the G20 summit in New Delhi, the president should speak to his counterparts in particular about the “risks of dividing the world,” particularly linked to the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to India for the G20 summit and then to Bangladesh on September 9th and 10th, the Élysée said on Sunday evening. In New Delhi he will discuss with his counterparts the “risks of dividing the world”, particularly linked to the Russian offensive in Ukraine, the French presidency said.
The summit will also focus on responses to “grand global challenges, peace and stability, the fight against poverty, protecting the climate and the planet, food security and even digital regulation.” It will also be an opportunity to follow up on the summit for a new global financial pact, held in Paris in June, to link the fight against poverty with protecting the planet.
France and the Indo-Pacific
In Bangladesh, the head of state will “continue the concrete implementation of the French strategy in the Indo-Pacific” after welcoming Indian Prime Minister Narandra Modi in July and visiting Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Sri Lanka. The “Indo-Pacific” is a vast area spanning the Indian and Pacific Oceans and is the scene of growing international tensions between Beijing and Washington, and where France is seeking to expand its presence with its overseas territories together with regional partners.
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The visit to Dhaka will also be “an opportunity to deepen bilateral relations with a country that is undergoing rapid economic development (…) and that wants to diversify its partnerships,” said the Élysée. President Macron will also recall France’s “determination to stand by Bangladesh on a humanitarian level” while that country is regularly exposed to flooding.