Hasina to attend Global Gateway Forum 2023 in Brussels on Oct 25-26

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Brussels, Belgium, later this month to attend the Global Gateway Forum 2023.

She will leave for Brussels on October 24 and return home on October 27, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today while briefing reporters at the ministry.

He added that the premier will have a number of meetings with the leaders of European countries on the sidelines of the Forum.

Momen also indicated that many countries are likely to come up with proposals to sell their products to Bangladesh.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, invited the Prime Minister to the Forum when they met at the G20 Summit recently.

Asked whether the PM will hold a meeting with the European Commission President, Momen said he does not know yet.

The Global Gateway Forum will bring together representatives of governments from the European Union and from around the world with the private sector, civil society, leading thinkers, financing institutions, and international organisations in a two-day, invitation-only event to be held in the Belgian capital on October 25-26.

The EU's Global Gateway strategy connects countries and regions around the world by encouraging public and private investment in a global network of transportation and supply chains, green energy, modern telecommunications, education, and research, with an emphasis on sustainable development and European values such as good governance, transparency, and equal partnership.

The objective of the Global Gateway Forum is to bring leaders together to debate issues relating to global investment in infrastructure, including challenges faced by the public and private sectors, best practices, and lessons learned.

It will focus on the themes of green energy transition and green hydrogen; education and research; critical raw materials: transport corridors: health product manufacturing; and digital infrastructure.

It will also provide a platform to demonstrate the delivery of the G7 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment.