ANKARA

Georgian Foreign Minister Illia Darchiashvili congratulated Hakan Fidan on his appointment as Türkiye’s foreign minister, according to a statement.

Fidan and Darchiashvili spoke on the telephone, it said.

Fidan was appointed top diplomat by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on June 3 following elections in Türkiye in late May. He previously served as the chief of the National Intelligence Organization from 2010 until his appointment to the Cabinet.

He took charge of the Foreign Ministry from his predecessor Mevlut Cavusoglu.