On Wednesday (November 11), the session began at 12:15 pm local time in Turkey at the conference venue. At the opening session, the Prime Minister was accompanied by his wife Dr. Zubaida Rahman. Also present were Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Abdul Awal Mintoo and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir.

Earlier, at 10:10 am local time, Prime Minister Tareq Rahman arrived at the conference venue, where he was welcomed by the organizers. Before the opening session, the Prime Minister exchanged greetings and pleasantries with heads of state and government of various countries and top representatives of international organizations at the Leaders Lounge of the venue. At that time, they held brief and informal discussions on various issues.