Turkish president meets with top Libyan leader in New York

NEW YORK

Turkey's president and the chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya met Wednesday in New York, where they are attending the 76th session of the UN General Assembly.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Mohamed al-Menfi held a closed-door meeting at the newly opened Turkevi Center, or Turkish House, across from UN headquarters.

Turkey's Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and AK Party Deputy Chairman Binali Yildirim were also present during the meeting.

*Writing by Dilan Pamuk in Ankara