UN General Assembly head Volkan Bozkır visits Turkey

The Turkish diplomat heading the U.N. General Assembly has arrived in Ankara, his home country's capital, as part of an official visit.

Volkan Bozkır met with Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.

"Met w/ @volkan_bozkir who pays his 1st official visit to Turkey as President of 75th @UN General Assembly. Under his leadership UNGA works uninterrupted despite pandemic," Çavuşoülu said on Twitter.

"Our leading role in UN & our support to Amb. Bozkir will continue. - Will make Istanbul UN hub," he added.

Earlier on Tuesday, Bozkır visited Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey.

Bozkır is also expected to meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop and to address the Turkish parliament.

Also this Saturday, Bozkır is set to visit Turkey's southern province of Hatay, on the Syrian frontier, where he will see U.N. cross-border aid operations and inspect temporary shelter facilities.