Video) Undp Chief Visits Turkish President Erdoğan

Helen Clark, the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator and Chair of the U.N. Development Group, visited Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday.

Clark met some government officials in Ankara, after visiting Erdoğan and will proceed to the southeastern Anatolian city of Gaziantep in order to visit a refugee camp near the Syrian border, on Wednesday.

The senior U.N. official and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will then jointly inaugurate the new U.N. Istanbul Regional Hub on April 23.

The Hub was designed to operate within a framework that will help deliver quality, accessible and locally relevant services to the countries and territories in which UNDP works in Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The Hub also hosts the UNICEF and U.N. Women offices.

After attending the Peace Summit that will be held in Istanbul on April 23, Clark will also join the commemorative ceremonies to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I on April 24-25 in Çanakkale.

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Clark and UNDP officials visit Erdoğan

DHA FEED - Istanbul