Netanyahu, Erdogan begin sit-down on UN sidelines, their first-ever meeting

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 19, 2023. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 19, 2023. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)

NEW YORK — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York,

It is Netanyahu’s first-ever meeting with Erdogan.

The meeting is taking place at the Turkish House across from UN Headquarters.

Netanyahu was scheduled to visit in July but postponed the trip after having a pacemaker put in.

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