Türkiye's Erdogan holds flurry of meetings with world leaders on COP31 sidelines

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Turkish President Erdogan meets with leaders of DRC, Georgia, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, Congo, Iraq, and Tanzania in the Turkish city of Antalya.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held several meetings on the sidelines of COP31, the UN climate conference, in the southern Turkish city of Antalya.

Erdogan met his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Felix Antoine Tshisekedi, according to a statement from Türkiye's Communications Directorate on Thursday.

The meeting addressed bilateral relations between the two countries as well as regional issues.

During the meeting, Erdogan said Türkiye's partnership with the DRC was developing across all areas, adding that the two countries would continue taking steps in various fields, particularly trade, transportation and the defence industry.

Erdogan said Türkiye supports DRC's territorial integrity and expressed hope for the establishment of lasting stability in the country.

The meeting was also attended by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, the governing Justice and Development (AK) Party spokesman Omer Celik and National Intelligence Organisation (MIT) chief Ibrahim Kalin.

Erdogan also met with Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili on the sidelines of the summit.

“The leaders discussed the Türkiye–Georgia bilateral relations as well as regional and global issues,” the directorate said.

Stating that Georgia is an important trading partner, Erdogan noted that efforts are ongoing to reach bilateral trade volume targets.

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