Türkiye will upgrade its diplomatic relations with Egypt to ambassador level 'as soon as possible', Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says during a visit to Cairo
Türkiye will upgrade its diplomatic relations with Egypt to ambassador level "as soon as possible", Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said during a visit to Cairo.
"I am sure that we will have the opportunity to raise diplomatic ties to the highest level as soon as possible," Cavusoglu said at the news conference alongside Shoukry, following talks on bilateral relations, along with regional and international issues.The minister said he had "frank" talks with Shoukry, stressing that mechanisms between Türkiye and Cairo will be revived.
Diplomatic relations between Türkiye and Egypt are maintained at the level of charges d'affaires on both sides since Egypt's 2013 military coup which overthrew the late president Mohammed Morsi.Turkish FM Cavusoglu to visit Egypt as ties between the two nations easeCavusoglu also underlined that Ankara would never forget the support given by Cairo after last month's powerful earthquakes.
After the quakes, Shoukry visited quake-hit Adana and Mersin provinces, and his visit to Türkiye was the first by an Egyptian foreign minister in more than a decade.
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