Prime Minister Tarique Rahman met Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the sidelines of the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Türkiye, on Wednesday, with the two leaders talking about ways to strengthen ties between their countries.
The meeting began at 2:45 pm local time at the conference venue and lasted about 30 minutes. Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir were with the prime minister. No names were given for the Uzbek side.
According to the prime minister's deputy press secretary, Hasan Shiplu, the leaders discussed how to deepen bilateral relations, the effects of climate change and ways to widen cooperation between the two countries. No outcome or agreement from the talks was reported.
Earlier in the day, the prime minister joined the World Leaders' Summit at the Antalya Exhibition Centre. He arrived at 10:10 am and was welcomed by the organizers. Before the opening session, he exchanged greetings with heads of state and government and senior officials of international organizations in the Leaders' Lounge, and he held brief informal talks with other world leaders on shared interests.
The prime minister's schedule for the rest of the day included a Zero Waste Roundtable meeting and a meeting with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng. No time, venue or agenda was given for the Han Zheng meeting. In the evening, he was due to attend a dinner hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in honor of world leaders.
