A Correspondent:
DAVOS (Switzerland): Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday held a bilateral meet-ing with King Philippe, Kingdom of Belgium, on the sidelines of World Economic Forum Summit here.
The Chief Adviser also held bilateral talks with Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thai-land, on the sidelines of the summit.
Besides, Prof Yunus held a meeting with Wolfgang Schmidt, Head of the Federal Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Tasks, Federal Chancellery of Germany.
Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told that the Chief Adviser is passing a busy day yesterday as he is likely to join 14 meetings here.
He said yesterday the Chief Adviser will also hold meetings with Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority and daughter of Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; and Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank.
On January 21(yesterday), Prof Yunus joined six programmes in Davos.
He held meetings with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibra-him on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Summit.
He also held a meeting with Finland President Alexander Stubb on the sidelines.
Besides, the Chief Adviser joined a meeting with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the sidelines of the summit.
