By Nazli Yuzbasioglu
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu Monday congratulated his Austrian counterpart Michael Linhart on his newly assumed office.
According to a statement by the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Cavusoglu held a phone call with Linhart to congratulate him on his appointment as Austria’s new foreign minister.
On Oct. 9, Sebastian Kurz stepped down as the Austrian chancellor amid a corruption probe.
Former Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg stepped down on Oct. 11 to be sworn in as the new the chancellor.
Linhart, a senior diplomat who was born in Turkey, replaced Schallenberg as the new foreign minister.
* Writing by Ahmet Gencturk