President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with French President Emmanuel Macron. According to a statement by the Directorate of Communications, the leaders discussed Türkiye-France bilateral relations as well as regional and global issues.
UN secretary-general election
During the call, which also covered the process of selecting the United Nations’ new secretary-general, Erdoğan stressed that the new secretary-general should have the vision and experience to make the UN once again the center of multilateralism and effectively implement the necessary reforms.

Invitation to Macron for COP31
Erdoğan invited Macron to the Leaders’ Summit being held as part of COP31 in Antalya from November 9 to 20. Macron also congratulated President Erdoğan on Republic Day.