Erdoğan and al-Menfi meet in New York
President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Mohamed al-Menfi, president of Libya’s Presidential Council, at the Turkish House in New York. The meeting took place before work began on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Erdoğan said Türkiye would reject any formula that does not serve Libya’s interests. He said Türkiye was working to maintain stability in Libya and emphasized the importance of continuing the process focused on dialogue and consensus.

Bilateral cooperation and regional issues discussed
The meeting addressed bilateral relations between Türkiye and Libya, as well as regional and international issues.
Efforts to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in energy, defense and mining are continuing.
Erdoğan invites al-Menfi to COP31
Erdoğan invited al-Menfi to the leaders’ summit to be held as part of the 31st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which Türkiye will host in November.
Türkiye was represented at the meeting by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, and Trade Minister Ömer Bolat.