Erdoğan in New York to attend UN General Assembly
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 01:40 | 22 September 2019
- Modified Date: 01:40 | 22 September 2019
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday arrived in New York to attend the 74th session of UN General Assembly.
Erdoğan was received at John F. Kennedy International Airport by Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Turkey's UN Ambassador Feridun Sinirlioğlu and Turkey's Ambassador to Washington Serdar Kılıç.
Earlier, Erdoğan said he would address international peace and security issues at the UN General Assembly on the first day of the General Debate on Sept. 24.
He also announced Ambassador Volkan Bozkır's nomination for the 75th UN General Assembly presidency till September 2021.
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