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
The meeting with the UK Prime Minister was the first face-to-face meeting between Erdogan and Burnham since he took office as prime minister in July.
The Turkish president and British premier discussed regional and global issues.
During the meeting, President Erdogan said relations between the two nations were strengthening in all areas, according to a statement issued by Türkiye's Communications Directorate.
Erdogan expressed his belief that cooperation could be further advanced through steps in several areas, particularly the defence industry and trade.
Noting Israel's aggression in the region, Erdogan said Tel Aviv had repeatedly demonstrated through its actions that it does not seek peace in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, stressing the importance of pressure from the international community.
He said tensions were rising in Iran and Ukraine and that reaching an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz could help restart the negotiation process.
President Erdogan said a state of deadlock prevailed over Ukraine, adding that attacks targeting Turkish or foreign commercial vessels in the Black Sea were making the situation even more complicated.
The Turkish leader said no formula regarding Cyprus would produce results unless the sovereign equality and international status of the Turkish Cypriots were recognised.
No specific information on Erdogan’s meeting with the Japanese PM and the Senegalese president was disclosed till the filing of this report.
