Tokyo, May 30 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has begun bilateral talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to discuss key strategic issues aimed at strengthening bilateral relations on all fronts.

The meeting began around 11:35am on Friday at the office of the Japanese Prime Minister, said his Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder.

Prior to the talks, the Chief Adviser was accorded a red-carpet reception and a guard of honour.

"The meeting will discuss various strategic bilateral issues between Bangladesh and Japan - trade and investment, cooperation in the areas of agriculture, infrastructure, and human resource development," according to acting Foreign Secretary Md Ruhul Alam Siddique.

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