Erdoğan meets foreign officials in Istanbul
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 10 October 2018
- Modified Date: 09:15 | 10 October 2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met several foreign officials in Istanbul on Wednesday.
Erdoğan first met Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome Wirtu, who came to Turkey to attend the 2nd Turkey-Africa Economic and Business Forum held in Istanbul.
The meeting lasted for nearly 70 minutes.
Erdoğan then received Rwandan Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente.
Ngirente was in Istanbul for the economic forum as well.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu joined them in a meeting that lasted nearly 45 minutes.
Erdoğan also met Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi,.
He also received Kuwaiti Parliament Speaker Merzuk Ali el-Ganim.
All meetings were closed to the media.
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