PM accorded red carpet reception in Vienna [ Tritiyo Matra News ]

PM accorded red carpet reception in Vienna

Local May 30, 2017

A red carpet was rolled out as prime minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Vienna Monday afternoon on a two-day official visit to attend a conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
During the visit, she is scheduled to hold official talks with Austrian chancellor Christian Kern and meet Austrian president Alexander Van Der Bellen.
State secretary of the federal chancellery of Austria Muna Duzdar and Bangladesh ambassador in Vienna Md Abu Zafar received the prime minister at the airport. The prime minister was presented with a flower bouquet at that time.
Later, a ceremonial motorcade escorted Hasina to Hotel Imperial where she will be staying during her two-day visit.
A special Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the prime minister and members of her entourage landed at Vienna International
Airport at 2:30pm local time.
Earlier, the prime minister left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka for Vienna at 9:10am.
Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, industries minister Amir Hossain Amu, civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon, road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader, PM’s advisers HT Imam and Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam and the chiefs of three services, among others, were present at the airport to see the premier off.
In the Monday evening, Hasina was scheduled to attend a community event followed by an iftar party at Grand Hotel in the Austrian capital.
On Tuesday, the prime minister will address the opening session of the ‘conference on the IAEA technical cooperation programme: 60 years and beyond — contributing to development’.
Later, she will have a meeting with IAEA director general Yukiya Amano at his office. The premier then will hold official talks with Austrian chancellor Christian Kern.
Hasina will also hold a meeting with Austrian Federal President Alexander Van Der Bellen at Federal Presidency.
During the meetings, matters relating to enhanced cooperation in agriculture and livestock sectors, operation of direct Biman flights, foreign office consultations and bilateral trade and investment was likely to come up for discussions prominently, foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali told a media briefing in Dhaka on Sunday.
‘Issues like global terrorism, crisis in migration, climate change and post-Brexit situation in different European countries would also be discussed during the meetings,’ he said.
Ali said that Bangladesh and Austria are likely to sign a memorandum of understanding on Foreign Office Consultations during the visit.
Concluding her two-day visit to Austria, Hasina is scheduled to return home Wednesday morning.