Foreign ministers Mevlut Cavusoglu and Sameh Shoukry will talk about all elements of bilateral ties,
Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey’s foreign minister, will check out Egypt on Saturday after an invite by his Egyptian equivalent, Sameh Shoukry– the very first such journey in more than a years.
The Turkish foreign ministry stated in a declaration on Friday that the 2 leading diplomats will go over all elements of bilateral relations, along with exchange views on local and global matters.
For its part, the Egyptian foreign ministry stated Cavusoglu’s see “inaugurates course for bring back typical relations in between the 2 nations”.
Relations in between Turkey and Egypt turned wintry in 2013 when the Egyptian armed force, then led by present President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, deposed democratically chosen President Mohamed Morsi, a Muslim Brotherhood leader and an ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
El-Sisi then forbade the Muslim Brotherhood and branded it a “terrorist” organisation.
Turkey has for years worked as a haven for opposition activists from Egypt, more stiring stress in between the 2 local powers.
Longstanding arguments over the nations’ opposing functions in war-hit Libya have actually likewise hindered efforts to attain a complete rapprochement.
World Cup handshake
After years of frozen ties, Egypt and Turkey held exploratory talks in May and September 2021 to go over bring back ties.
In November 2022, el-Sisi and Erdogan shook hands in front of Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha. The leaders satisfied on the sidelines of the opening event of the football World Cup in Qatar.
And last month, Shoukry checked out Turkey following destructive earthquakes that eliminated 10s of countless individuals. It was the very first such journey by an Egyptian foreign minister in more than 10 years.
While diplomatic relations in between Cairo and Ankara have actually frequently been tough, financial ties have actually continued unabated. The volume of trade has actually almost tripled from 2007 to 2020, according to the Carnegie Middle East.