Bangladesh prime minister Tarique Rahman and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday discussed ways to strengthen and diversify bilateral relations between the two countries, with particular emphasis on expanding economic, trade and investment cooperation.
The two leaders held a bilateral meeting at the Turkish House in New York, on the sidelines of their engagements in the United States, according to a press release issued by the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington.
They also discussed prospects for expanding existing cooperation in sectors including the economy, trade and investment.
Tarique and Erdoğan expressed their commitment to exploring new avenues of cooperation based on shared priorities and mutual interests, it added.