Erdogan says Turkish and Egyptian ministers will meet to strengthen ties

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan stated that the process of establishing relations with Egypt will begin with a meeting of the two countries ministers.

After years of tension, Erdogan shook hands with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Qatar last week, heralding a new beginning in bilateral relations between the two countries, according to an Egyptian presidency statement.

Erdogan said in a televised discussion program that he and Sisi had spoken for around half an hour to 45 minutes at that meeting on the sidelines of the World Cup in Qatar.

Erdogan said, “We had narrowly focused talks with Mr. Sisi there and said now let’s have ministers coming and going at a low level. After that, let’s broaden and widen these talks.”