Tarique to meet Uzbekistan, China leaders at COP31
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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has a busy schedule on Wednesday, on the second day of the World Leaders Summit at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Turkey.
Along with participating in the conference throughout the day alongside heads of state and government from various countries, he will hold bilateral meetings with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and China’s Vice President Han Zheng.
Moreover, Tarique is scheduled to deliver a speech at a high-level roundtable meeting focusing on zero waste, circular economy, and methane emissions.
The delegation led by Tarique departed their hotel in the morning and arrived at the conference venue. Upon arrival, he exchanged greetings with heads of state and government from various countries at the venue, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Accompanying the prime minister at the time were his wife Zubaida Rahman, Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, and State Minister Humaiun Kobir, among others.
In the afternoon, a family photo session of heads of state and government is scheduled at the venue. The prime minister will proceed to the photo session room accompanied by the Delegation Liaison Officer (DLO), where he will stand in his designated spot alongside heads of state and government from other nations.
Then Tarique will attend the opening session of the summit, taking place in the Plenary Anadolu/Akdeniz Hall of the conference. Following this, he will participate in the opening ceremony of the first segment of the high-level session for heads of state and government.
Later, he will hold a bilateral meeting with Mirziyoyev, scheduled to take place in the bilateral meeting room at the venue. Following that meeting, the prime minister will meet with Han.
In the afternoon, the prime minister is scheduled to participate in a special high-level roundtable meeting on zero waste, circular economy, and methane emissions. The first lady of Turkey will preside over this meeting, where the prime minister will deliver brief remarks.
In the evening, for the final program of the day, the Prime Minister and his wife will attend a gala dinner hosted by the president and first lady of Turkey in the Green Zone of the conference.
