UPDATE - Turkish President Erdogan meets Bosnian Serb leader in Ankara

Milorad Dodik, along with Zeljka Cvijanovic, Serb member of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, attend AK Party congress

ADDS TURKISH PRESIDENT'S SIDELINE MEETING

By Diyar Guldogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday met Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, who is president of the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia.

Dodik, along with Zeljka Cvijanovic, the Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, attended the Justice and Development (AK) Party's 4th extraordinary congress in the capital Ankara.

Meeting on the sidelines of the event, Erdogan thanked Dodik and Cvijanovic for their attendance.

They also discussed bilateral relations, as well as regional issues.

Separately, Nurdinjon Ismoilov, speaker of the lower house of Oliy Majlis, or parliament of Uzbekistan, also attended the congress.

Holding a meeting on the margins with Ismoilov, Erdogan thanked him for his participation.

The Turkish leader also received Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada Colindres, who was another participant at the party gathering.

Erdogan also met Mohammed al-Halboosi, speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq, along with his delegation.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan was also present at the closed-door meeting on the sidelines of the congress.

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