Prof Yunus holds talks with Belgium King, Thai PM, German minister

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today held a bilateral meeting with King Philippe, Kingdom of Belgium, on the sidelines of World Economic Forum Summit here.

The Chief Adviser also held bilateral talks with Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand, on the sidelines of the summit.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held a meeting today with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the sidelines of the WEF summit in Davos, Switzerland. Photo: Chief Adviser GOB Facebook page.

Besides, Prof Yunus held a meeting with Wolfgang Schmidt, Head of the Federal Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Tasks, Federal Chancellery of Germany.

Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told BSS that the Chief Adviser is passing a busy day today as he is likely to join 14 meetings here.

He said today the Chief Adviser will also hold meetings with Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority and daughter of Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; and Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank.

On January 21(yesterday), Prof Yunus joined six programmes in Davos.

He held meetings with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Summit.

He also held a meeting with Finland President Alexander Stubb on the sidelines.

Besides, the Chief Adviser joined a meeting with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the sidelines of the summit. (BSS)