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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves for Japan
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left for Japan to attend the G7 Outreach Meeting at the invitation of her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe.
Published : 26 May 2016, 06:09 AM
Updated : 26 May 2016, 11:09 AM
The Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the Prime MInister left the Dhaka airport at 10:15am on Thursday for Japan’s Nagoya.
During her four-day visit, Hasina will hold bilateral meetings with the Japanese PM Abe as well as with British Prime Minister David Cameron and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena.
She is also scheduled to inaugurate the Bangladesh embassy’s new chancery complex in Tokyo and attend a reception by expatriate Bangladeshis.
On Friday, Hasina will attend the G7 event at Ise-Shima.
The Group of Seven (G7) platform consists of the US, Canada France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the UK.
Its members meet annually to discuss issues such as global economic governance, international security, and energy policy.
Apart from Bangladesh, leaders of Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea and Chad as well as the African Union chairperson have been invited for the Outreach Meeting.
Also Read: World leaders’ have confidence in Hasina: FM
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