Turkish PM wants Istanbul to be one of the UN capital cities
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Istanbul
should be one of the global capital cities of the United Nations,
Hurriyet Daily News reported.
"I believe that Istanbul as a United Nations capital will be to the
purpose for world peace, alliance of civilizations, tolerance and
for a fair global economic development," Erdogan told Monday the
10th session of the United Nations Forest Forum in Istanbul.
Erdogan said all nine previous sessions of the UN forest forum was
held in New York, adding that Istanbul was the first venue to host
the event outside the UN headquarters in New York.
"Istanbul is a well-known city is Asia and Africa, and it is
touched by almost all cultures and peoples of the world," Erdogan
said.
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