Netanyahu plans to meet with Erdogan during his visit to US

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Israeli sources told The Times of Israel, Report informs.

No date was given for the meeting between the leaders, who will be in New York next week for the world body’s annual high-level conference. Netanyahu is slated to arrive in New York on September 19.

The Turkish embassy in Israel declined to comment.

Netanyahu had been set to fly to Turkey in July, but postponed his visit after undergoing surgery to have a pacemaker implanted, which forced him to be grounded for 30 days.