Prime Minister Tarique Rahman Attends COP31 in Antalya, Plans Meetings with Uzbek and Chinese Leaders

Antalya:Prime Minister Tarique Rahman joined the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) at the Antalya Exhibition Centre in Antalya, Türkiye, on Wednesday morning. He arrived at the venue at 1010 am local time and was received by Turkish Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum, who is presiding over the conference.

According to United News of Bangladesh, the Prime Minister is set to participate in the World Leaders' Summit of COP31 and a Zero Waste Roundtable meeting. He will also hold separate meetings on the sidelines with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Chinese Vice President Han Zheng.

In the evening, Prime Minister Tarique will attend a dinner hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in honor of the world leaders attending the summit. The Prime Minister, who arrived in Antalya on Tuesday for a three-day visit to Türkiye, is accompanied by his wife, Dr. Zubaida Rahman, and is leading a high-level Bangladesh delegation to the conference.