The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the occasion of his re-election as President of Turkey.
Aboul Gheit said in a congratulatory message to Erdogan: “I am pleased to extend to you, Your Excellency, my sincere congratulations on your re-election as President of the Republic of Turkey, and I wish you and the Turkish people success and prosperity.”
He added, “I believe that expanding the level of cooperation between the Republic of Turkey and the Arab world is of great importance in shaping a better future for the peoples of our region.”
Aboul Gheit went on to say: “I am confident that your re-election will help strengthen cooperation between the Arab League and the Republic of Turkey for the benefit of both sides.”
In the second round of the presidential elections, Erdogan won 52.16 percent of the vote, compared to 47.84 percent for opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, according to the Supreme Elections Authority.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency