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Published on November 14, 2016
She was given a red-carpet reception at the airport.
COP-22 of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is being held at Morocco's former imperial city Marrakech.
Biman flight carrying the premier and her entourage members landed at Menara Airport at 4.45 pm local time today.
Minister of National Education and Vocational Training of Morocco Rachid Belmokhtar Benabdellah, Bangladesh Ambassador in Morocco Sultana Laila Hossain and senior officials of Bangladesh embassy and Morocco government received the Prime Minister at the airport.
The Prime Minister was given a static guard of honour.
After ceremonial reception at the airport the Prime Minister in a motorcade was taken to Hotel La Mamounia where she will be staying during her visit.
The Prime Minister left Dhaka for Morocco this morning to join the climate summit attending by 197 country Parties including more than 50 head of governments and states where the world leaders will continue their work on strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change.
On Tuesday morning, the Bangladesh prime minister will attend the opening session of the High-level Segment of COP-22. In the afternoon she will deliver her statement at the joint high-level segment of COP-22, CMP 12 (12th Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol) and CMA 1 (1st Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement).
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, Environment and Forest Minister Anwar Hossain Manju, Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud and Deputy Minister of Environment and Forest Abdullah Al Islam Jacob, among others, will accompany the prime minister during her visit to Morocco.
Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to return home on November 16.
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