Turkish President Abdullah Gul met with Bakir Izzetbegovic, Bosnian member of the Tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Ankara on Tuesday.

The meeting between Gul and Izzetbegovic was held at Cankaya Presidential Palace and was closed to press.

During the gathering, Gul congratulated Izzetbegovic upon his election as a member of the Tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, officials said.

Gul also noted that Turkey's support to Bosnia and Herzegovina would continue in the future, sources added.

Earlier in the day, Izzetbegovic also got together with Mevlut Cavusoglu, the head of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE), at his office in the Turkish capital.

Izzetbegovic has met with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan over dinner on Tuesday.