UPDATE - Turkish president meets with European, African counterparts in New York

CHANGES HEADLINE, DECK, ADDS ERDOGAN'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENTS OF POLAND, GUINEA-BISSAU

By Mehmet Tosun

NEW YORK (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his counterparts from several European countries and Africa on Tuesday in New York, where he is attending the 76th session of the UN General Assembly.

Erdogan’s meetings with Croatian President Zoran Milanovic, Slovenian President Borut Pahor and Polish President Andrzej Duda were held at the newly inaugurated Turkevi Center, or Turkish House, across from UN headquarters.

He held another meeting with Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo at UN headquarters in New York.

The meetings were held separately for about half an hour behind closed doors.

*Writing by Ali Murat Alhas and Dilan Pamuk