AKIPRESS.COM - Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Wazed will visit Mongolia on July 14-17 to attend the 11th Summit of Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), according to The Daily Star.

Officials said the Summit in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar will provide an opportunity to the leaders of Asia and Europe to discuss regional and international issues.

Hasina is scheduled to attend the plenary sessions of the Summit and deliver a speech on July 15-16. She is expected to hold bilateral meetings with several heads of state and government on the sidelines of the Summit too.

More than 5,000 delegates, including presidents of 15 countries, prime ministers and foreign ministers of 21 countries, and heads of international organizations, as well as representatives of media, are expected to join the 11th ASEM Summit.