Türkiye and Egypt agree on enhancing bilateral ties and elevating diplomatic relations to the very best degree, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated on Thursday.
“We are taking concrete steps to raise representation to the level of embassies. In the coming period, we will inform you with a joint statement,” Çavuşoğlu stated at a news convention along with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry within the capital Ankara.
“Until then, we will continue to take some steps. I would like to say that there is no problem.”
He added that enhancing relations with Cairo can even contribute to the area.
Shoukry stated his talks with Çavuşoğlu had been centered on strengthening bilateral relations and increasing cooperation within the political, financial, and cultural spheres.
“We agreed to continue this rapid pace of contact and communication which benefits us,” he stated.
He stated each side agreed on a “specific timeframe” for elevating diplomatic ties, including that it is going to be introduced “at the appropriate time in preparation for a president-level summit that will mark the culmination of the journey we have started.”
Regarding the scenario in Libya, he stated each Türkiye and Egypt “have a common desire to work for free and fair elections” that carry a few authorities which represents the Libyan individuals’s will.
On collaboration within the power sector, Shoukry stated Türkiye is the biggest importer of power from Egypt, including that Cairo is eager to extend cooperation on this discipline.
On the Palestinian trigger, Shoukry lauded Türkiye for its lively function of their “righteous struggle” towards “Israeli aggression.”
He reiterated Egypt’s help for a two-state resolution to the Palestine-Israel difficulty.
Diplomatic relations between Türkiye and Egypt have been on the degree of prices d’affaires since 2013.
During his March 18 go to to Cairo, the primary by a Turkish overseas minister in 11 years, Çavuşoğlu stated the 2 international locations had been seeking to elevate diplomatic relations to the very best degree “as soon as possible.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr
