Turkey: Ankara-Cairo May Re-appoint Envoy Soon

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced, on Monday, that Ankara and Cairo could mutually appoint ambassadors in the coming months as part of efforts to normalize bilateral ties.

"We can exchange ambassadors in the coming months," Cavusoglu told reporters, adding that Turkey and Egypt may hold the third round of technical talks before meeting at the ministerial level.

Türkiye wants to proceed with the normalization process with Egypt through high-level talks

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan asserted that Ankara wants to proceed with the normalization process with Egypt through high-level talks. The statement came a day after his first meeting with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in Qatar.

Erdoğan and Sisi shook hands during their brief encounter in Qatar's capital Doha on the sidelines of the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony on Nov. 20 after years of strained ties between the two leaders.