Turkey's Erdoğan extends Eid al-Adha greetings to Muslim leaders
According to a statement released by Turkey's Directorate of Communications on Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan extended bairam greetings to Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Pakistani counterpart Arif Alvi, Pakistani premier Imran Khan, Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazimi on the second day of the Eid al-Adha.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 07:08 | 01 August 2020
- Modified Date: 01:07 | 02 August 2020
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday spoke over the phone with leaders of several Muslim countries on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, one of the two most important Muslim holidays.
According to a statement by Turkey's Directorate of Communications, Erdoğan extended bairam greetings to Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kazakhstan's founding President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Tajikistan's Emomali Rahmon on the second day of the Eid al-Adha.
Later, the directorate said the Turkish leader also extended Eid al-Adha greetings to his Pakistani counterpart Arif Alvi, Pakistani premier Imran Khan, Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazimi and Tunisia's parliament speaker Rached Ghannouchi.
They also discussed bilateral relations and regional issues, it added.
Most of the Muslim-majority countries around the world, including Turkey, are observing the four-day holiday that started on Friday.