Erdogan met with religious leaders in Washington and NY

The premier met with prominent figures from the American Muslim community, including Sheikh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of America, who is well known for his reformist stance. American Muslim leaders stated that Turkey might be a model for the Islamic world, urging Erdogan to improve Ankara’s dialogue with other Muslim countries. Erdogan then met with Jewish leaders at the Ritz Carlton Hotel and discussed Turkish-Israeli relations and the Middle East Peace Process with them. He also thanked the Jewish lobby for its pro-Turkey campaign in the US. The premier also came together with the figures of the US high society in a luncheon held in his honor.