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Tarique, Erdoğan Hold Bilateral Talks to Strengthen Bangladesh-Türkiye Ties
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![]() Tarique, Erdoğan Hold Bilateral Talks to Strengthen Bangladesh-Türkiye Ties Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an held a bilateral meeting in Antalya, Türkiye, on Tuesday, focusing on strengthening relations and expanding cooperation between the two countries. The meeting began at 7:15pm local time at the Maxx Royal Hotel and lasted approximately 30 minutes, Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu said. Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and State Minister for Foreign Affairs-1 Humaiun Kobir also attended the meeting. Earlier in the day, Tarique Rahman arrived in Antalya on a three-day visit to participate in the World Leaders’ Summit of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31), scheduled for November 11-12, and hold bilateral discussions with leaders from various countries. A Turkish Airlines flight carrying the prime minister, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and members of his entourage landed at Antalya Airport at 4:03pm local time after a stopover in Istanbul. Tarique departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 7:30am Bangladesh time. The UN climate change conference, COP31, officially opened in Antalya on Monday and will continue until November 20. As part of the conference, the two-day World Leaders’ Summit is taking place on November 11-12. The prime minister is scheduled to deliver an address at a plenary session on November 12. He is also expected to hold several bilateral meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the summit.
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