President Erdoğan, Turkey's UN ambassador talk by phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone Wednesday with Turkey's Permanent Representative to the UN, Feridun Sinirlioğlu, offering his congratulations for the election of Volkan Bozkır as president of the UN General Assembly.

Erdoğan and Sinirlioğlu discussed the UN General Assembly's election of the former Turkish ambassador ahead of its 75th session in September.

The president wished that the election will be auspicious for all.

"The efforts did not go in vain," he said, referring to Turkey's bid for the presidency of the UN General Assembly.

"I congratulate you all and hope it will all be better from now."

Also present during the phone call were Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Bozkır.

Bozkır is currently a Justice and Development (AK) Party lawmaker from Istanbul and head of the Turkish Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee.

He was elected to the Turkish legislature in 2011 following nearly 40 years in the Foreign Service that included posts in Stuttgart, Germany; Baghdad; New York and Bucharest, Romania.

He also served as Turkey's Minister of European Affairs and Chief Negotiator.

Bozkır is the first Turkish national to head the General Assembly. He will take office in September and hold the post for one year.