In New York, Erdogan meets with Iranian president Ahmadinejad

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at UN headquarters in New York. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and State Minister and chief European Union talks Negotiator Ali Babacan also attended the meeting. Afterwards, Erdogan said that he would pay a visit to Iran either next month or in November. In related news, Erdogan met with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari also attended the meeting.