Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus has been set to leave Dhaka for Cairo, Egypt, early Wednesday, to attend the 11th D-8 Summit on Thursday, Apurba Jahangir, deputy press secretary of the CA, told UNB without elaborating further.
Dr Yunus is likely to have a number of meetings on the sidelines of the summit, and preparations for these have been underway, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This week marks a "pivotal moment" for the D-8 summit with the 48th session of the D-8 Commission meeting held in Cairo.
Over the next few days, key discussions will unfold, culminating in the 21st Session of the D-8 Council of Foreign Ministers on Wednesday and the highly anticipated 11th D-8 Summit on Thursday.
These meetings will bring together leaders to strengthen economic cooperation and outline a shared vision for sustainable development among member states.
The D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation, also known as Developing-8, is an organisation for development cooperation among Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, among others, are scheduled to join Prof Yunus at the Summit.
The establishment of the D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation was announced officially through the Istanbul Declaration of Summit of Heads of State/Government on 15 June, 1997.
Earlier, Egypt invited Chief Adviser Prof Yunus to attend the D-8 Summit.
CA to attend 11th D-8 Summit in Cairo Dec 19
FE Team | Published: December 17, 2024 23:21:09
CA to attend 11th D-8 Summit in Cairo Dec 19
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