Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, stressed the need for agreement with the Egyptian people in light of the sluggish pace of efforts to mend years of animosity. This peace must be established there as quickly as feasible.
To demonstrate its sincere desire for rapprochement with Egypt, Turkey has taken a number of actions, such as stifling Egyptian opposition channels that broadcast from its soil and having the Turkish parliament approve a memorandum on the creation of a parliamentary friendship committee with the Egyptian parliament.
Contrary to the optimism that dominated relations between Cairo and Ankara, meetings between officials of the two countries slowed down after the exploratory talks led by the two countries’ foreign ministers in Cairo last year, and the Egyptian government disregarded the appointment of an ambassador in Ankara.
On June 13, the Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry made announcements on television. Egypt stressed that raising the level of relations will be at the right time, taking into account the common interests, and that if they are observed, the difficulties of returning relations to normal will be overcome. Last year, Egypt presented a package of demands and expectations to the Turkish side. grate. \s.
Erdogan: We must work quickly to make peace with Egypt.
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