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 today.
Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and State Minister-1 for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir were also present at the discussion.
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, known as COP31, scheduled for November 11-12, and hold talks with leaders of different countries.
A Turkish Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister, his wife Dr 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, with the two-day World Leaders' Summit taking place 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.
Why it matters
The bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan strengthens diplomatic and political ties between Bangladesh and Türkiye during the COP31 summit.