Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu revealed moves to upgrade diplomatic representation between Egypt and Turkey, suggesting that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during the coming period.
The minister’s remarks came during a joint press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo on Saturday.
“Restoring bilateral relations between both countries after a period of coldness requires a great effort and political will to regain momentum in relations,” Cavusoglu said.
In his speech, the Turkish minister thanked Egypt for the assistance provided to Turkey after the devastating earthquake disaster that hit the country, and left thousands of deaths. He highlighted that Minister Sameh Shoukry was the first to visit Turkey after earthquake, and that President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi called Turkish President Recep Tayyip to offer condolences.
According to Cavusoglu, there are important steps that will be taken to strengthen relations between both countries during the coming period.
Turkish minister explained the importance of expanding the area of mutual benefit, referring to the meeting of Prime Minister Dr. Mustafa Madbouli with Turkish companies to solve any problems and obstacles facing them, pointing to the existence of communication between officials of the two countries at the economic level while working to explore opportunities for cooperation.
He further explained that Egypt has incentive measures for investors to attract more Turkish investors during the coming period, in the presence of a common will to strengthen and develop relations between the two countries.
Both leaders held closed meeting, where they tackled regional and international issues of common interest.
From his side, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry affirmed the existence of a common desire between Egypt and Turkey to strengthen economic and trade relations between the two countries.
“I welcome dear brother Turkish minister, and we look forward to continuing coordination and opening channels of communication between government agencies in Egypt and Turkey,” Shoukry added.
Source: Egypt Today
