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PM accorded VVIP reception at Istanbul Airport en route to COP31
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman was accorded a VVIP reception upon his arrival at Istanbul Airport today, as he travelled to Antalya to attend the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31).
The Prime Minister was escorted with full VVIP honours to the State Guest House inside the airport, where he was received by the airport's administrative head and Governor Dr M. İlker Haktankaçmaz, said his Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu.
The Turkish Airlines flight carrying the prime minister, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and members of the entourage landed at Istanbul Airport at 12:40 pm (local time).
The prime minister left Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:30 am earlier in the day.
After a stopover of nearly two hours in Istanbul, he left for Antalya at 2:55 pm by another Turkish Airlines flight.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will join the climate summit tomorrow. On the sidelines of the conference, he is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with several heads of state and government, reports BSS.