Prime Minister Tarique Rahman held a 30-minute meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Antalya on the sidelines of the COP31 climate conference.
The meeting began at 7:15 pm local time on Tuesday at the Maxx Royal Hotel, Deputy Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Hasan Shiplu said. Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and State Minister for Foreign Affairs-1 Humaiun Kobir were also present.
Tarique Rahman arrived in Antalya on Tuesday afternoon for a three-day visit, landing at Antalya Airport at 4:03 pm local time on a Turkish Airlines flight after a stopover in Istanbul. He traveled with his wife, Zubaida Rahman, and other members of his entourage.
He is attending the World Leaders' Summit of COP31, the 31st UN climate change conference. The conference officially opened on Monday and runs through November 20, while the two-day leaders' summit runs from November 11 to 12.
The prime minister is scheduled to address a plenary session on Thursday and to hold several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit.
