Tarique, Erdoğan hold bilateral meeting in Antalya

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a bilateral meeting in Antalya, Türkiye, on Tuesday to strengthen relations between the two countries.

The meeting began at 7:15pm local time at Maxx Royal Hotel and lasted around 30 minutes, Prime Minister's Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu said.

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and State Minister-1 for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir were also present at the meeting.

Earlier, the prime minister arrived in Antalya in the afternoon on a three-day visit to attend the World Leaders’ Summit of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31), scheduled for 11-12 November, and hold talks with leaders of different countries.

A Turkish Airlines flight carrying the prime minister, his wife Zubaida Rahman and other members of the entourage landed at Antalya Airport at 4:03pm local time following a stopover in Istanbul.

Tarique left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 7:30am Bangladesh time.

COP31, the UN climate change conference, officially began in Antalya on Monday and will run through 20 November.

As part of the conference, the two-day World Leaders’ Summit will be held on 11-12 November.

The prime minister is scheduled to address a plenary session on 12 November and hold several bilateral meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the summit.