UN Secretary General Guterres to visit Bangladesh on 13-16 March
The visit comes following an invitation from Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will visit Bangladesh from 13-16 March, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The visit comes following an invitation from Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, which was conveyed by Khalilur Rahman, high representative of the Chief Adviser on the Rohingya Issue and Priority Matters, during his meeting with Guterres in New York on 7 February.
On 7 February, Khalilur Rahman, met with the UN Secretary-General in New York and handed over the invitation letter from the chief adviser.
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Previously, Guterres visited Bangladesh in July 2018.
Meanwhile, at Muhammad Yunus's request, an international conference on the Rohingya issue, organised by the United Nations, is scheduled to be held in the second half of this year, reports local media.
Discussions are ongoing regarding holding this conference in Doha, the capital of Qatar.
