Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will hold a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Antalya, Türkiye, on Tuesday evening, with a range of bilateral issues expected to come up for discussion to strengthen relations between the two countries.

The meeting will take place in the meeting room of Maxx Royal Hotel at 6:30pm local time, according to the Prime Minister's tour schedule and sources at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The two leaders are expected to discuss ways to boost bilateral trade and investment and expand cooperation in key sectors, alongside other issues of mutual interest.

The Prime Minister left Dhaka for Türkiye on Tuesday morning on a three-day visit to attend the World Leaders’ Summit of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31), scheduled to be held in Antalya on November 11-12.

A Turkish Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and other members of the entourage departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:30am, said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu.

The flight is scheduled to reach Antalya Airport at 4:05pm local time following a stopover in Istanbul, he said.