Italy's PM Georgia Meloni can visit India's neighboring Muslim country... it is not Pakistan

Italy's PM Georgia Meloni can visit India's neighboring Muslim country... it is not Pakistan
Italian Prime Minister Giordano Meloni may make an official visit to Bangladesh in the last week of August. Her visit will take place a few days after French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly refused to meet Bangladesh government's chief advisor Muhammad Yunus. It is being said that Bangladesh and Italy are considering more cooperation in key areas to strengthen relations. High-level meetings are being held between officials of both countries to prepare for Meloni's visit.
Preparations continue for Meloni's Bangladesh visit
Officials from both sides are now finalising things to make the visit a success, reports UNB. Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, who visited Bangladesh earlier this month, told Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus that Italy is ready to hire more people from Bangladesh and will take steps to ensure safe migration from the country.
Italy's Home Minister confirmed the visit
Matteo told the chief adviser that Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni may visit Bangladesh sometime before September as Rome is keen to 'renew' and 'restart' its bilateral cooperation with Dhaka, the officials said. The chief adviser said Bangladesh is eager to work with Italy to prevent illegal migration and human trafficking. 'Bangladeshis living in Italy are very grateful to the host country and appreciate the way they are treated in Italy,' Muhammad Yunus said.
Meloni and Yunus met in September 2024
In September last year, during the High-Level Week of the 79th UN General Assembly, the President of the Council of Ministers, Giordano Meloni, met with Bangladesh's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus. During the meeting, Meloni expressed Italy's support for the reform process in Bangladesh and its main goal of improving the social and economic conditions of the population. The meeting also discussed migration, expressing the intention to strengthen cooperation on this issue.

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