NEW YORK
Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbas has said that Istanbul would be a UN island soon.
Topbas as the president of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities (UNACLA), met with Turkish journalists at the Turkish House after participating in a high-level panel of dignitaries regarding developments after 2015.
He told the press members that with their efforts for opening of directorates and regional representation offices of UN in Istanbul would make Istanbul a UN island, and bring prestige to the city.
He added that they want to be a solution partner of UN Millennium Development Plan and host the 3rd UN Habitat Meeting.
Istanbul mayor returns from New York
Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbas returned from New York to Turkey.
Topbas told the press members at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport that as the president of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) he attended high level panels at the UN HQ on "development visions after 2015" in New York.
He said that the meetings were fruitful and he was proud to be working for the future of humans.
Topbas said that he would be attending the UCLG-ASPAC meeting on October 2-5 in Indonesia capital Jakarta.
