Hasina arrives in Morocco to attend UN climate change conference COP-22

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A Biman Bangladesh plane carrying the prime minister and her entourage reached Menara Airport in Marrakesh at 4:45pm local time.

Morocco Minister of National Education and Vocational Training Rachid Belmokhtar Benabdellah, Bangladesh Ambassador in Morocco Sultana Laila Hossain and senior officials of Bangladesh embassy and Morocco government received Hasina at the airport.

She was given a static guard of honour.

After ceremonial reception at the airport, she was taken in a motorcade to Hotel La Mamounia where she will be staying during her visit.

She left Dhaka at 10am BdST on Monday.

On Tuesday, the prime minister is scheduled to speak at the conference and will also attend a luncheon held by King Mohammed VI of Morocco.

The prime minister is leading a delegation that includes Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Environment and Forests Minister Anwar Hossain and Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud.

COP-22 is the first conference on climate change since the historic Paris Agreement took effect.

Bangladesh was one of the first signatories to the Paris Agreement.

It is among the countries that face the highest risks from climate change. That explains its active participation in negotiations with the world’s developed countries at international forums discussing the issue.

The prime minister is scheduled to return to Dhaka late on Wednesday night.

Source: Bd news24