Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will visit Turkiye on Sept. 4, marking a significant milestone in the thawing of relations between the two countries after years of hostilities.
The visit follows Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s recent trip to Cairo, where he met El-Sisi and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty to lay the groundwork for the upcoming visit. The agenda is expected to include key issues such as Gaza.
This visit continues the recent momentum in the Ankara-Cairo relationship, initiated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Egypt in February — the first since 2012 — as both countries aim to elevate their ties to the level of “strategic cooperation.”
The diplomatic breakthrough led to an exchange of ambassadors in July 2023, and the two sides are expected to sign several agreements in sectors such as energy and tourism, alongside the inaugural meeting of the Strategic Cooperation Council.
source: Arab News
