Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will visit Turkey in November to attend the United Nations World Climate Conference, COP-31, Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir said. He conveyed the information during a meeting with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Musa Kulaklikaya on the sidelines of the 23rd OIC Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday.

Representatives of Bangladesh and Turkey exchanged views on a range of regional issues and expressed readiness to work closely on matters of mutual interest. Both sides voiced satisfaction with existing bilateral cooperation and discussed their shared interest in expanding collaboration in trade, investment, diplomacy and other important areas.

The meeting emphasized the need to elevate Bangladesh-Turkey relations to a higher level. During the discussion, Humayun Kabir informed the Turkish deputy foreign minister that the Bangladeshi prime minister would travel to Turkey for the upcoming COP conference.