<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday left Dhaka for Italy at an invitation of the United Nation Secretary-General to attend the UN Food Systems Summit to be held in Rome on July 24-26.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A regular flight of Qatar Airways, carrying the premier and her entourages, departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 05:05am.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The flight is scheduled to land at Rome Fiumicino Airport at 02:05pm local time (06:05pm BST).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The summit titled ‘United Nations Food Systems +2 Stocktaking Moment’ (UNFSS+2) will be held at the Headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) with the theme of ‘Sustainable Food Systems for People, Planet and Prosperity: Diverse Pathways in a Shared Journey.’</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During her stay in Italy, she will also hold a bilateral meeting with her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on July 25, according to her official schedule.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On July 24, the prime minister will address the opening ceremony of the summit as a special guest. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, among others, is expected to speak at the event.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The PM will then attend a plenary session on food systems and climate action at FAO headquarters, hold talks separately with FAO Director General Qu Dongyu and President of International Fund of Agricultural Development (IFAD) Alvaro Lario, join the inauguration ceremony of the Bangladesh-Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Room at the FAO headquarters and attend a reception to be hosted by the FAO Director General on the same day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on ‘cooperation in the field of energy’ and ‘cultural exchange programme’ are expected to be signed between the two countries during the visit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides, Hasina will join a regional envoy conference, which will be held with participation of 15 Bangladeshi envoys stationed in Europe, and a community event on July 25.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The premier is being accompanied, among others, by Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder and PM’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman during the visit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sheikh Hasina is expected to leave Rome for home on July 26. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>