Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has arrived in Istanbul, Türkiye, en route to Antalya to attend the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31).
He was accorded VVIP protocol and taken to the state guest house inside Istanbul Airport, where he was received by the airport's administrative chief and Governor Dr M Ilker Haktan Kacmaz.
A Turkish Airlines flight carrying the prime minister, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and members of his entourage landed at Istanbul Airport at 12:40PM local time on Tuesday (November 10).
Earlier, Tarique left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 7:30AM.
After a stopover of around two hours in Istanbul, the prime minister departed for Antalya on another Turkish Airlines flight at 2:55PM.
The prime minister is scheduled to attend the climate conference on Wednesday. He is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with several heads of state and government on the sidelines of the summit.
- MaT