Erdogan meets Tajik leader prior to summit

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday met with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe.

The meeting lasted around half an hour at the presidential palace ahead of the 5th Summit of Heads of State of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).

Following the meeting, Erdogan and the participating heads of state and government posed for CICA family photo.

Erdogan will address the conference, where political, economic, humanitarian and environmental issues, new challenges, and threats will be discussed.

* Writing by Faruk Zorlu