NEW YORK

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received a US senator Sunday in New York City.

The meeting with Democratic Senator Chris Coons of Delaware state took place at the Turkevi Center, or Turkish House, near the United Nations headquarters.

Erdogan is in New York to attend the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly.

The president also hosted the chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Menfi, for talks at the center. Earlier in the day, he received representatives of Turkish-American non-governmental organizations.

Erdogan will later attend a dinner being organized by the Turkish-American National Steering Committee. He will address the General Assembly on Tuesday.