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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 63910, member: 636"] Bangladesh and Turkey will convene foreign secretary-level discussions on Tuesday for the first time in more than five years. Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam will represent Bangladesh, while Deputy Foreign Minister A Beris Ekinci will lead the Turkish delegation after arriving in Dhaka on Monday for a two-day visit. The agenda covers political relations, trade expansion, defense cooperation, energy, agriculture, education, culture and information technology at the Padma state guest house. Turkey becomes the third nation to hold such talks with Bangladesh since last year's political transition following the July-August uprising. Ekinci will meet Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and other interim government officials, along with leaders from the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party. [/QUOTE]