, Nov. 11 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman joined the World Leaders' Summit of the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) at the Antalya Exhibition Centre in Antalya, Turkiye, on Wednesday afternoon.

He joined the summit around 12:15pm local time, said PM's Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu.

More than 150 heads of state and government are taking part in the two-day summit, which will end on Thursday, he said.

The Prime Minister was accompanied by his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo and State Minister-1 for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir.

Tarique reached the conference venue at 10:10am local time, where he was welcomed by the organisers.

Before the opening session, he exch...