Prime Minister Tarique Rahman exchanged greetings and pleasantries with heads of state and government and senior representatives of international organisations at the Leaders’ Lounge ahead of the opening ceremony of the World Leaders’ Summit of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) in Türkiye’s Antalya on Wednesday.

The Prime Minister reached the conference venue at 10:10am local time, where he was welcomed by the organisers, said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu.

His wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, accompanied him. Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo and State Minister-1 for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir were also present.

Before the opening ceremony, world leaders gathered at the Leaders’ Lounge, where they exchanged greetings and held brief informal conversations on issues of mutual interest.