Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan,Prime Minister of Turkey, in the margins of the G20 Summit

They discussed the G20 Summit and the UN role in that context, particularly regarding development and specifically the Millennium Development Goals. They agreed to use the momentum of the MDG Summit and G20 Summit on the development agenda toward successfully hosting the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), to be held in Istanbul in May 2011.

They also exchanged views in detail on Cyprus. The Secretary-General said a solution was long overdue and that he decided to host the forthcoming trilateral talks in New York on 18th November with the leaders of the two communities. The Secretary-General said the leaders would need to show the courage required to break the stalemate on the remaining core issues. The Secretary-General said he counted on Turkey's continued engagement.

They also discussed the Middle East, including Gaza and the work of the Secretary-General's Panel of Inquiry on the Flotilla Incident. They also discussed the situation in Pakistan and Lebanon, including the Special Tribunal, and the UN–Turkey partnership.

Seoul, 12 November 2010