Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a meeting on Tuesday underscored the need for strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries at a meeting on the sidelines of COP31.
The meeting between the two leaders lasted nearly 30 minutes at the Maxx Royal Hotel in Antalya, PM's Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu said.
Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir were present.
The meeting took place a day before the two-day World Leaders' Summit of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, scheduled for November 11-12.
The Prime Minister reached Antalya on a three-day visit in the afternoon to attend the summit and hold talks with leaders of different countries.
A Turkish Airlines flight carrying him, his wife Zubaida Rahman, and other members of the entourage landed at Antalya Airport at 4:03 pm local time after a stopover in Istanbul.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to address a plenary session on November 12 and hold several bilateral meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the summit.
He is expected to return home on Friday.
