ANKARA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone conversation and discussed the regional developments on Saturday, said Turkish presidency.

Both leaders highlighted the significance of a continued cooperation for further strengthening bilateral relations and stability in the Middle East, the Presidential Press Office said in a written statement.

During the phone talk, Erdogan and Trump agreed to meet during the U.N. General Assembly in New York later this month.