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ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday, discussing bilateral relations.

According to a statement issued by the Directorate of Communications, Erdogan and bin Salman also discussed global and regional issues.

During the discussion, Erdogan said: “The Islamic world needs to demonstrate unity in a productive way by making more efforts to end Israel’s attacks on Palestine as soon as possible and to implement the cease-fire decision of the UN Security Council.”

During the talks, he also extended his greetings to the crown prince for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr, the most important Muslim festival around the world.

Source: Anadolu Agency