Istanbul, Shawwal 25, 1435, August 21, 2014, SPA -- Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was chosen Thursday by the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) leadership to replace Recep Tayyip Erdogan as party chief and prime minister, dpa reported. Erdogan announced the decision after a meeting of the AKP's executive body in Ankara, while stressing the need for unity of the party as it goes through its most important transition since being founded in 2001. -- SPA 22:14 LOCAL TIME 19:14 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1264863