Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in separate meetings in New York.
The closed-door meetings on Tuesday came on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Earlier, Erdogan met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after his address to the 81st UN General Assembly in New York to discuss a wide range of global and regional issues.
Meeting with Qatari emir
Erdogan and Al Thani discussed regional and global issues as well as bilateral ties, Türkiye’s Communications Directorate said.
President Erdogan said in the meeting that Türkiye and Qatar would continue working to further advance bilateral relations in all areas, particularly investment, trade, energy and the defence industry.
Erdogan said developments negatively affecting energy supplies in the region were creating difficulties for everyone, stressing the importance of advancing cooperation on energy and transportation corridors.
Noting Israel’s insistence on not taking steps toward peace in Gaza, Erdogan underlined the importance of strong pressure from the international community to rein in Israeli aggression in the region.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Trade Minister Omer Bolat, intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin and other officials also attended the meeting.
UK prime minister
