Turkish President Erdogan holds talks with leaders in New York

WASHINGTON

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks Tuesday with several state and government leaders during the UN General Assembly meeting in New York.

Erdogan met separately with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Kyrgyz President Sadir Caparov and later received Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at UN headquarters.

Among other leaders Erdogan had conversations with were Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Al Thani, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres joined Erdogan's meeting with the Kyrgyz president.