Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on 20 April as the two countries work towards restoring relations amid regional instability.
Mr Shoukry’s visit comes in preparation for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s long-anticipated official visit to Ankara, a Foreign Ministry statement said without providing a set date. This follows an invitation by President Erdogan, who was in Cairo in February (MEES, 16 February), a visit he says “turned a new page in our relations.” (CONTINUED - 1146 WORDS)