PM Tarique Rahman meets Maldives President Muizzu on sidelines of COP31 in Turkey

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has paid a courtesy call on Maldives President Dr Mohamed Muizzu on the sidelines of the UN climate conference COP31 in Turkey. The prime minister’s wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, was present at the time.

The meeting reflected the long-standing friendly relations between the two countries.

Bilateral relations between Bangladesh and the Maldives, mutual cooperation and strengthening high-level communication also received importance in the meeting.

According to diplomatic observers, both Bangladesh and the Maldives face important challenges in tackling the risks of climate change.

In this context, observers say, this top-level contact between the two countries on the sidelines of the international climate conference could create new possibilities for expanding mutual cooperation.