Erdoğan-Sissi shook hands in Qatar indicating it as a new beginning in bilateral relations

Erdoğan-Sissi shook hands in Qatar indicating it as a new beginning in bilateral relations

The Egyptian Presidency said in a statement on Monday, the handshake between the Turkish President and Egyptian President @AlsisiOfficial in Qatar will mark the start of expanding bilateral relations between the two nations.

After years of tension, the two leaders shook hands in Qatar, describing it as a new beginning in bilateral relations. Erdoğan @RTErdogan also said Monday that Türkiye aims to move a normalization process with Egypt that started with ministers to a higher level with high-level talks.

Erdogan evaluated his meeting with el-Sissi in a press conference after returning from Qatar, where he attended the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony. He said “A step has been taken here to start such a process and we have had good talks. It is my hope that we want to move a process that started with our ministers to a good point later, hopefully with high-level meetings.”

He added.”The relationship between Türkiye and Egypt is not a meeting of leaders, the past relations between the Turkish nation and the Egyptian people are very important to us. Why not again, why not start again?” He went on to say that Turkey expects Egypt and Israel to work together to establish peace in the Mediterranean.

“With these talks, let us establish peace here against those who take a stand against us in the Mediterranean.” On Sunday, the Turkish president met with several key Arab leaders, including Egypt’s el-Sissi, at a reception held before the World Cup opening ceremony in Doha, Qatar.