Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman departed Dhaka on Saturday morning for the United States, where he will take part in a series of events supporting Bangladesh’s bid for the Presidency of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
According to a senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Foreign Minister will make a short stopover in Türkiye en route to New York.
He is scheduled to hold several meetings and engagements as part of Bangladesh’s diplomatic outreach for the UNGA Presidency bid.
FM will hold a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Ankara.
During the visit, Khalilur is expected to meet diplomats and other stakeholders to strengthen support for Bangladesh’s candidature.
Palestine has recently withdrawn its candidature for the Presidency of the 81st session of the UNGA for the 2026-2027 term.
Following the withdrawal of the Palestinian candidature, Bangladesh will now compete with Cyprus.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has nominated Foreign Minister Khalilur Raman for the position.
The election of the President of UNGA for the 81st session will be held on 2 June in the General Assembly Hall, UNHQs, in line with Rule 30 of the Rules of Procedure.
