The key facts

  • The meeting between Erdogan and Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman took place on November 10 on the sidelines of COP31 in Antalya
  • Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar signed the agreement between the two countries
  • A number of Turkish ministers and senior officials took part in the meeting

Meeting on the sidelines of the climate summit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on Tuesday, November 10, with Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud on the sidelines of the COP31 climate conference taking place in Antalya in southern Turkey. This was reported by Anadolu.

The signed agreement and the composition of the delegations

During the meeting, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar signed an agreement between Turkey and Saudi Arabia. According to the outlet, the Turkish side also included Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Head of the Presidential Administration Hasan Dogan, and Director of Communications Burhanettin Duran. Also present were the President's foreign policy and security adviser Akif Cagatay Kilic and Deputy Chairman and official spokesman of the Justice and Development Party Omer Celik. The content of the signed document is not disclosed in the publication.