Normalization step with Egypt: ‘Ambassadors will be appointed’

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, who is the first high-ranking person to visit Cairo, the capital of Egypt, after 11 years, met with the Egyptian delegation led by his Egyptian counterpart, Samih Şükri.

Speaking at the joint press conference held after the meeting, Çavuşoğlu announced that diplomatic relations would reach ambassadorial level as soon as possible. Noting that the parties showed their willingness to strengthen relations in fields such as energy, trade, transport and diplomacy during their meeting with Şükri, Çavuşoğlu said that they were very satisfied with the concrete steps taken towards the normalization of relations, and that Turkey and Egypt would enhance their cooperation.

Expressing that there is a political desire to fully normalize relations with Turkey, Egyptian Foreign Minister Shukri said: “We have a solid foundation and we are confident that we will firmly restore relations with Turkey. The development of relations between Turkey and Egypt is in the interest of both countries.

Çavuşoğlu became the first Foreign Minister to visit Egypt from Turkey after 11 years. Egyptian Minister Şükri also visited Turkey on February 27 to express solidarity and condolences after the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş and met with Minister Çavuşoğlu.

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Çavuşoğlu’s visit to Cairo was the beginning of the restoration of relations between the two countries.

ERDOĞAN WAS SHOCKED WITH HIS SISI

Relations between Turkey and Egypt soured in 2013 following the ouster of Egypt’s former Muslim Brotherhood leader, Mohammed Morsi. However, officials from the two countries met several times as part of normalization efforts.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also shook hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi, to whom he had previously told “I will not sit at the same table and legitimize the coup plotters” in Doha, where he attended the World Cup opening ceremony. of FIFA 2022. in November.