The third round of international talks on Syria was held at New York Palace Hotel on Friday and was followed by the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution, demanding UN-backed peace talks and cease-fire come into effect with a target start date in January.

During the Ban-Cavusoglu meeting, the UN chief commended Turkey‘s successful hosting of last month‘s G20 summit in the southern Turkish city of Antalya, sources said.

Ban also thanked Turkey for hosting the upcoming World Humanitarian Summit meeting in May in Istanbul, the first ever global humanitarian summit of this scale.