Foreign Affair Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and President & CEO of ‘Turkish Aerospace’, Mehmet Demiroğlu held a meeting on the sidelines of  the 'Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) 2025' in Antalya, Türkiye. Photo: PID

DHAKA, April 12, 2025 (BSS) - Foreign Affair Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today said that Dhaka needs a reliable partner in aerospace technology and it would be a win-win situation for both Bangladesh and Türkiye if they cooperate with each other.

He made the remark when holding a meeting along with and Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md. Mahfuz Alam with President & CEO of ‘Turkish Aerospace’, Mehmet Demiroğlu on the sidelines of  the 'Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) 2025' in Antalya, Türkiye, said a foreign ministry's press release here. 

During the meeting, Both sides reached a consensus to explore the options for investment in Bangladesh and for transfer of related technologies for human resource development.

Upon invitation from the foreign Adviser, the Turkish side agreed to send a high-level delegation led by the CEO to Bangladesh to explore the existing opportunities and the future cooperation in the field of aerospace technology.

Bangladesh Ambassador to Türkiye and other senior officials from both the sides attended the meeting.

The three-day ADF 2025 kicked off on Friday in Antalya hosted by the Turkish Foreign Ministry with the theme, "Reclaiming Diplomacy in a Fragmented World", under the patronage of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

This year's theme reflects the pressing need for diplomacy to reassert itself as a stabilizing force, amid rising global divisions.

The ADF gathered global leaders, policymakers, academics, business experts and as well as representatives of media and civil society to explore how diplomacy can turn the tide and navigate us through a fragmented world to find a common ground for collective action.

More than 20 heads of state and government, over 50 foreign ministers, more than 70 ministers, and approximately 60 senior representatives from international organizations, as well as over 4,000 guests, including students attended the forum.