Egypt’s FM to visit Turkey ahead of restoration of ties: Cavusoglu
The Turkish government unleashed a fresh regional charm offensive ahead of the critical May 14 vote, as the top Turkish diplomat announced planned and potential meetings with his Egyptian and Syrian counterparts.
ANKARA — Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry would pay a visit to his country in the upcoming days, during which Ankara and Cairo could announce the full restoration of diplomatic ties between the two countries, which were severed in 2013.
Speaking on live TV, Cavusoglu described the prospect of the two capitals announcing the reinstallation of ambassadors mutually during Shoukry’s visit as highly likely.
“We’ve already started the preliminary work. We will discuss further when [Shoukry] comes. It will highly likely happen," Turkey's top diplomat said.
Yet he reiterated his reserved position on a potential meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his once arch-enemy Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi before Turkey’s fateful May 14 elections.
