Jamal Rashdi, the official spokesman for the Arab League, announced that the Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, sent a congratulatory letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the occasion of his victory in the presidential elections, and his re-election as President of Turkey for a new term.
The official spokesperson added that Aboul Gheit expressed in his message his hope for strengthening Arab-Turkish relations during the upcoming period, which would benefit the peoples of the region.