French Consul General celebrates Bastille Day

France celebrated Bastille Day on Sunday, 14 July 2024. The Governor of Sindh, Mr. Kamran Tessori, along with other Consul Generals, dignitaries and guests attended the event. The open-air celebration at the Beach Luxury Hotel had a large gathering enjoying cheese flown specially from France.

The Consul General of France, Mr. Alexis Chahtahtinsky during his speech said that Bastille Day this year was very special for three reasons. First being the Summer Olympics being hosted by France, starting from 26th July till 11th August, after 124 years since Baron Pierre de Coubertin undertook to revive this beautiful tradition inherited from ancient Greece. The second reason that made this celebration special was that 2024 was an Election Year in both the countries. The election results in France are surprisingly similar to what we saw in Pakistan, with a political landscape almost evenly split amongst three major political forces. It remains to be seen what coalition will emerge when the French Parliament convenes, starting from next week.

The third reason, the Consul General stated which made the celebration so special was the Economy.  After some protracted difficulties, witnessing some positive developments in the economic situation as a whole, and in the bilateral cooperation of both the countries in particular, gave more reasons for hope. He also highlighted the different cultural and educational cooperation between Pakistan and France.

The event ended with a beautiful display of fireworks over the creek, following a French tradition.