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Talks took place today, Saturday, in Cairo, between the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and his Turkish counterpart, Cavusoglu. They received great attention from the various media, and were described as an inauguration of the path of restoring normal relations between the two countries, and launching an in-depth dialogue on various aspects of bilateral relations and regional and international issues of concern. joint, and with the aim of reaching a common understanding that achieves the interests of the two countries and the two brotherly peoples
After the talks and during the press conference, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry welcomed his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, who is visiting Cairo, expressing his sincere condolences to the Turkish side for the victims of the recent devastating earthquake, referring to the extended historical relations between the peoples of the two countries, which the two peoples are very proud of.
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry confirmed in a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, that the consultations touched on the path of normalizing relations between the two countries at all levels, explaining that the talks within two hours dealt with all bilateral issues, regional conditions and challenges facing the two countries, pointing out that the talks were clear and transparent. Because of the importance of this relationship, indicating the existence of a political will from the leaderships of the two countries to reach full normalization of relations between the two countries.
The foreign minister indicated that Egypt and Turkey are linked by intermarriage, explaining that the path of normalizing relations will achieve the purpose in the near future within the framework of restoring the momentum and strength of relations.
The Foreign Minister drew attention to the discussions that touched on the step that will be taken in this track, stressing the importance of a full measure of understanding between the two countries, pointing out that diplomatic relations have not been interrupted between the two countries and they exist and there is mutual diplomatic representation, explaining that they discussed the course of exchanging ambassadors between the two countries. .
The Foreign Minister indicated that there is a common vision in ways to strengthen economic and political relations, explaining the importance of joint action in various regional issues.
For his part, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu confirmed that the discussions with Minister Sameh Shoukry touched on ways to strengthen trade and open diplomatic tracks that were before, and we consulted on issues in the region, and the consultations dealt with political issues, explaining that relations witnessed a period of coldness and we are here to restore relations to the track. Natural, pointing out that there are moves to strengthen relations from politics through all sectors, including education as well.
In a joint press conference with Minister Sameh Shoukry, the Turkish minister pointed out the importance of a Turkish political will to strengthen relations between the two countries
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu confirmed that the talks in Egypt touched on ways to strengthen relations, thanking Egypt for the assistance provided by the Egyptian government to Turkey after the devastating earthquake disaster, explaining that Minister Sameh Shoukry was the first to visit Turkey, in addition to the condolences of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to Turkish President Recep Tayyip. Erdogan during a phone call.
In a joint press conference with Minister Sameh Shoukry, Turkey's foreign minister said that the Egyptian aid to Turkey was serious, with the dispatch of several planes loaded with aid, indicating that the relations between Cairo and Ankara are important and must be strengthened, and this needs help and support from the political leadership in the two countries.
He made it clear that the relations between Egypt and Turkey are strong and must be strengthened, referring to the Egyptian role in the Palestinian issue and other files, stressing the importance of strengthening economic cooperation and bilateral relations between the two countries. Pointing out that during the coming period, important steps will be taken to strengthen relations, and we will work to implement them, noting that the current period is discussing what is the role that each country should play to strengthen relations.
He pointed out that the talks touched on the situation in Syria, Iraq, Iran and the Somali issue, stressing the need to improve parliamentary and trade relations for the benefit of the two countries, touching on the mutual investments between Turkey and Egypt and the efforts of Turkish companies to double investment in Egypt.
He explained that the Egyptian state has very large investments in Turkey and we hope to increase and strengthen this cooperation, stressing the need to strengthen relations between the two countries, especially the tourism sector.