On Wednesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on February 14 or15.
These remarks came after talks in Dubai between the Turkish foreign minister and the UAE’s prime minister, as the rivals step up diplomacy to mend ties strained by years of animosity.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu arrived in the UAE on Monday to discuss bilateral relations and meet Turkish businesspeople in Dubai, the region’s trade, and tourism hub.
The visit comes after Turkey and UAE signed accords and deals at talks in Ankara last month, in a move President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said would herald a “new era” in relations.
The Dubai Media Office said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is the ruler of Dubai and the UAE’s vice president and prime minister, met with Cavusoglu to discuss “strengthening cooperation between the UAE and Turkey and developing frameworks to collaborate on all areas of common interest.”
On Tuesday, Cavusoglu met with Turkish businesspeople in Dubai, who he said, "play a big role in developing commercial ties with the UAE." He said after meeting Sheikh Mohammed that Turkey and the UAE "will further develop our economic and commercial relations."
Dealings between Turkey and the UAE have been strained over the role of radical groups in the tumult following 2011 Arab Spring uprisings, and the countries were on opposite sides in Libya’s conflict.
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