The courtesy meeting and exchange of greetings between the two foreign ministers took place on the sidelines of the meeting on Thursday (July 23).

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman is in Manila to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum foreign ministers' meeting. He is accompanied by the Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir.

Representatives of member countries are participating in the ARF ministerial meeting, discussing regional security, cooperation, and various issues of mutual interest. On the sidelines of the meeting, multiple bilateral courtesy meetings are also taking place among the foreign ministers of different countries.