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President Erdoğan holds successive talks at G20 Leaders’ Summit

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held ten bilateral talks during the G20 Leaders’ Summit organized in Osaka, Japan. On the first day of the Summit, President Erdoğan took part in the family photoshoot and then attended the sessions. President Erdoğan held ten bilateral talks at INTEX Osaka Fair Centre where the Summit took place. He accepted the President of the World Bank David Malpass and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Erdoğan had a meeting with French President Emanuel Macron, with whom he came together and had a conversation on the first day of the Summit. Their meeting...

“The G20 should be a more effective and stronger platform in terms of resolving global issues”

Holding a press conference following the G20 Osaka Summit, President Erdoğan said: “As Turkey, we want the G20 to become a more effective, more result-oriented and stronger platform in terms of resolving global issues. In order to achieve this, the members should fulfill their commitments and display a fair stance.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a press conference following the G20 Osaka Summit in Japan. “G20 members should display a principled and resolute stance on combating terrorism. It is wrong to sort out terrorist organizations according to their ideologies and treat them differently. It is the entire mankind...

G20 Leaders’ Summit Declaration issued

Calling for “free and fair” trade, the joint statement from G20 Osaka summit skipped mentioning trade protectionism in the free market. “We strive to realize a free, fair, non-discriminatory, transparent, predictable and stable trade and investment environment, and to keep our markets open," Japanese Kyodo news agency quoted the G20 joint statement issued at the end of the G20 summit held in Japan’s Osaka province. Conceding major downside risks in global economy of which G20 member-states represent 85%, the G20 leaders reaffirmed to use "all policy tools" to realize sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth without pledging to fight protectionism. The...

President Erdoğan to assess the Summit

Presidency’s Director of Communications Prof. Fahrettin Altun stated that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will hold a press conference today, during which he will evaluate the report of UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Agnes Callamard, concerning the murder of Saudi journalist Cemal Kaşıkçı. On his Twitter account, Prof. Altun recalled that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will hold a press conference today in Osaka, Japan, to make assessments on the G20 summit. In his tweets, Altun said: “We would like to thank Japan for hosting this successful and timely event, which concentrated on trade...

President Erdoğan meets with UN Secretary-General Guterres

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on the sidelines of the G20 Osaka Summit in Japan. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu accompanied the President during the meeting at the International Exhibition Center (INTEX), the venue of the summit.   https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/106837/president-erdogan-meets-with-un-secretary-general-guterres

President Erdoğan participates in G20 Osaka Summit sessions

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech as the keynote speaker at the session held with the theme of Addressing Inequalities, and Realizing an Inclusive and Sustainable World on the second day of the G20 Osaka Summit in Japan. Participating in the sessions held on the second day of the G20 Osaka Summit, President Erdoğan also held several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit. Attending the session held with the theme of Women’s Empowerment, President Erdoğan, later on, delivered a speech as the keynote speaker at the session held with the theme of Addressing...

President Erdoğan meets with British PM May

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, on the sidelines of the G20 Osaka Summit in Japan. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak and Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar accompanied the President during the meeting at the International Exhibition Center (INTEX), the venue of the summit. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/106835/president-erdogan-meets-with-british-pm-may

Erdogan hails ‘strategic partnership’ with US

The strategic partnership shared by Turkey and the U.S. promotes further cooperation on various fields, the Turkish president said on Saturday following his meeting with the U.S. counterpart. “… Above all, we have a strategic partnership, which promotes our cooperation in various fields,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, adding he believed this cooperation would continue in the same manner in the coming period. President Erdogan met Donald Trump in line with G20 Leaders' Summit held in Osaka, Japan, and two leaders discussed for more than half an hour. In his brief statement following the meeting, Erdogan said countries’ trade...

President Erdoğan meets with U.S. President Trump

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Donald J. Trump of the United States on the sidelines of the G20 Osaka Summit in Japan. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/106828/president-erdogan-meets-with-u-s-president-trump