Prime Minister Tarique Rahman returned to Dhaka on Friday morning after attending the UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) and the World Leaders' Summit in Antalya, Türkiye. During the visit, he held bilateral meetings with the leaders of Türkiye, Australia, China and Uzbekistan.
He traveled on a regular Turkish Airlines flight with his wife, Dr. Zubaida Rahman, and members of the delegation. The plane landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 5:40 a.m., said the prime minister's Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu.
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, the prime minister's Political Adviser and BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M. Rashiduzzaman Millat, Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni and senior officials received the couple at the airport.
The prime minister left Antalya at 4:15 p.m. local time on Thursday for Istanbul. After a brief stopover there, he departed for Dhaka at around 8 p.m. Subutay Yuksel, an ambassador and senior official at Türkiye's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, saw him off at Antalya Airport.
He had arrived in Antalya on November 10 for a three-day official visit to attend COP31 and the Antalya Leaders' Summit. On Thursday, he addressed the High-Level Segment of COP31 and outlined five urgent actions for climate-vulnerable countries.
On the sidelines of the summit, he met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The talks covered strengthening bilateral ties, expanding trade and investment, and cooperating on the impacts of climate change.
The prime minister also held courtesy meetings with other world leaders and heads of international organizations. He and his wife attended a dinner hosted by President Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan for leaders attending COP31. He also visited the Bangladesh Pavilion and an exhibition of environment-friendly jute products in the Green Zone.
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