Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (July 23) arrived here on a three-day official visit to Italy to attend the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment.

A regular commercial flight of Qatar Airways, carrying the premier and her entourage members, landed at Rome Fiumicino Airport at 01:40pm local time (05:40pm BST)after making around one hour stopover at Hamad International Airport in Doha of Qatar. 

Earlier, the flight departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 05:05am (BST).

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is joining the United Nations Food Systems +2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) conference at the invitation of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres.

The UNFSS+2 conference will be held at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy on July 24-26 with the theme "Sustainable Food Systems for People, Planet and Prosperity: Diverse Pathways in a Shared Journey".

In a media briefing on July 20, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said two Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) - "Cooperation in the Field of Energy" and "Cultural Exchange Programme" are likely to be signed between Bangladesh and Italy.

He said the prime minister is scheduled to address the official opening of the conference at the FAO Headquarters as the Special Guest Speaker on July 24.

BDST: 1840 HRS, JULY 23, 2023
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