Wednesday, 23 September 2009Turkey's premier held talks with the head official of the United Nations (UN) in New York, USA on Tuesday.
The closed-door meeting between Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon took place at the UN HQ.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, State Minister Ali Babacan, State Minister and Chief Negotiator for EU talks Egemen Bagis, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, Turkey's Permanent Representative to UN Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan and Undersecretary for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Feridun Sinirlioglu attended the meeting as well.
Cyprus issue, climate change, Turkish-Armenian relations, Afghanistan, the Middle East peace process and the situation in Gaza were on the agenda of the meeting between Erdogan and Ban Ki-moon, the UN Press Office said.
During the gathering, UN SG expressed his appreciation over Turkey's support to UN Special Advisor on Cyprus Alexander Downer's efforts in the island, moreover, he said that he was optimistic about the ongoing negotiation process in Cyprus, the press office also said.
As part of his talks in New York, Erdogan met with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow as well.
The two leaders discussed the bilateral relations between Turkey and Turkmenistan, regional developments and energy issue during their meeting, officials said. |
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
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