Turkish president Erdoğan hosts Lebanese PM Salam in Istanbul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Istanbul for a working dinner on Friday.

Erdoğan first welcomed Salam with an official ceremony at the Vahdettin Pavilion.

Following the welcoming ceremony, Erdoğan and Salam chatted by a window at the pavilion as the Turkish president pointed out several of Istanbul‘s historic landmarks.

The two leaders then held a bilateral meeting.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also took part in the meeting.