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Erdogan, world leaders exchange Eid al-Adha greetings

Turkish president celebrates Muslim religious holiday with several world leaders over phone

Yildiz Nevin Gundogmus  | 11.08.2019 - Update : 12.08.2019
Erdogan, world leaders exchange Eid al-Adha greetings


ANKARA 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday spoke to several world leaders over phone on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, a Muslim religious holiday.

Turkey’s Directorate of Communications said in a statement that Erdogan had phone calls with Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud and Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.

Erdogan and the leaders exchanged greetings for the Eid al-Adha, it added.

*Writing by Sena Guler

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