Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended a state banquet hosted by Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Dalian on Tuesday night, local time. The event was organized in honor of heads of state and government attending the World Economic Forum. Rahman was accompanied by his wife, Zubaida Rahman, at the dinner.

Other prime ministers present at the banquet included Kim Min Seok of South Korea, Nyam Osorin Uchral of Mongolia, Amadou Oury Bah of Guinea, Milojko Spajic of Montenegro, and Olzhas Bektenov of Kazakhstan. According to Prime Minister Rahman’s adviser Mahdi Amin, the gathering allowed for open discussions among the leaders. Rahman arrived in Dalian on Monday night after a two-day visit to Malaysia and received a red-carpet welcome at Dalian International Airport.

Following his participation in the World Economic Forum the next morning, Rahman is scheduled to travel to Beijing by bullet train in the afternoon.