UN chief to visit Turkey for mediation conference

September 25 2019 09:46:15

UN chief to visit Turkey for mediation conference

NEW YORK- Anadolu Agency

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul next month to attend a mediation conference.

Guterres will attend the Istanbul Mediation Conference on Oct. 31, according to information obtained by an Anadolu Agency correspondent.

Istanbul conferences on mediation bring together experts and enable a significant platform for the exchange of knowledge and practice in mediation.

The first conference was organized in 2012.

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