Prime Minister Tarique Rahman departed Dhaka for Turkey on Tuesday morning (November 10) to attend the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31).
The Prime Minister boarded a Turkish Airlines flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport shortly after 7:30 AM, confirmed Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman was seen off at the airport by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, BNP Acting Secretary General and Political Adviser to the Prime Minister Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Chief Whip of Jatiya Sangsad Nurul Islam Moni, Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Shafiqul Alam Khan Milton, Dhaka Metropolitan North BNP Member Secretary SM Jahangir, Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani, and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister ABM Abdus Sattar.
Elaborating on the schedule, Deputy Press Secretary Shiplu stated that the Prime Minister will arrive in Antalya on Tuesday to join the climate summit. Alongside the main conference proceedings, the Prime Minister is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with several heads of state and government on the sidelines of the event. He is expected to return home on Friday (November 13).
Earlier on Monday, Foreign Secretary Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury briefed reporters, noting that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will deliver Bangladesh's country statement during the plenary session on the final day of his three-day visit (November 10-12).
The Prime Minister is also expected to hold a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his stay in Turkey.
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