April 13, 2023, Ankara: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has met his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara as the two countries progress towards re-establishing full diplomatic relations after nearly a decade.
Thursday’s visit is Shoukry’s second trip to Turkey this year, while Cavusoglu also visited Egypt in March.
Speaking at a joint news conference, Cavusoglu said that the two countries were “taking concrete steps to raise diplomatic relations to the highest level”, indicating that the appointment of ambassadors may come soon.
But Shoukry called on Turkey to withdraw its forces from Syria, underscoring some of the remaining differences. Relations between the two countries had soured following the overthrow of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in a coup in 2013.
