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Egypt’s Foreign Minister to Visit Ankara on Thursday


Wed 12 Apr 2023 | 03:17 PM
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry
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Ahmed Abu Zeid, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that , Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will travel on Thursday, April 13, to the Turkish capital, Ankara, based on the invitation extended to him by Turkiye’s Foreign Minister.

Abu Zeid said the visit aims to continue the discussions related to the path of normalising relations between Egypt and Turkiye in order to ensure the strengthening of bilateral ties between the two countries in various fields.

The visit aims also to continue the discussions that took place between the two sides during the visit of the Turkish foreign minister to Cairo last March, in addition to consultations on a number of regional and international issues of common interest, according to the spokesperson.

He added that the two ministers are expected to hold a closed bilateral meeting upon the arrival of Shoukry to Ankara, followed by an expanded discussion session that includes the delegations of the two countries, and then a joint press conference.