Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- Bangladesh and Turkiye have held "fruitful discussions" on investment in the country's defence industry, including a possible defence industrial park, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir has said.

He spoke at a Sunday news conference on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's visit to the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, where he met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday.

Asked about defence investment, following Bangladesh's purchase of nearly $2 billion in Turkish military equipment under the previous Awami League government, Kobir said the leaders discussed defence production and investment partnerships.

"There was a good and fruitful discussion on possible investment in a defence industrial park a...