Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavusoglu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey
Readouts | Ban Ki-moon, Former Secretary-General
The Secretary-General met today with H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavusoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey. They discussed the situation in Iraq and Syria, including international efforts to combat the threat posed by ISIL and Turkey’s humanitarian assistance to more than one million refugees who have fled the Syrian conflict. The Secretary-General thanked the Foreign Minister for his country’s generous support to the refugees.
The Secretary-General and the Foreign Minister discussed the status of the negotiations to achieve a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus and Turkey’s role in supporting the process. They discussed the need for meaningful negotiations to start on Gaza. They exchanged views on the precarious situation in Libya, and also on Somalia.
The Secretary-General and the Foreign Minister discussed preparations for the World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey in 2016.