A Correspondent:
New York: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday held a high-level meeting and discussed ways to further expand trade and investment ties between the two countries.
During the meeting, the two leaders expressed their firm commitment to further strengthening the exist-ing friendly relations between Bangladesh and Türkiye and exploring new areas of future cooperation based on mutual interests and shared priorities.
The meeting was held this evening (New York time) on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN Gen-eral Assembly (UNGA) at the Turkish House located at 821 United Nations Plaza near the UN Head-quarters in New York, said Prime Minister’s Assistant Press Secretary K M Nazmul Haque.
He said the two leaders exchanged views on various issues of mutual interest with a view to further con-solidating and diversifying the historic and friendly relations between Bangladesh and Türkiye.
They also discussed the possibilities of expanding existing cooperation in various sectors, including trade, economy and investment, he added.
The assistant press secretary said the leaders also underscored the importance of maintaining close coop-eration and coordination between the two countries on various regional and international issues of com-mon interest.
