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Turkiye, Egypt scramble to mend relations damaged in wake of 2011 Arab Spring
Updated On: 17 March, 2023 06:04 PM IST | Istanbul | AP
Diplomatic relations between Ankara and Cairo have been frosty for almost a decade. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was a close ally of Egypt`s previous Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted by the military amid widespread protests in 2013
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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will visit Egypt, his ministry announced Friday, the first such high-level trip in more than a decade as the countries repair relations damaged in the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring.
A statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Cavusoglu will go to Egypt on Saturday at the invitation of his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry. The ministers will discuss bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues.
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