ANKARA: Turkey’s foreign minister hailed the start of “a new era” with Egypt as Ankara pushes ahead with normalizing relations with Cairo, local media reported on Wednesday.
Turkey and Egypt broke off relations after the 2013 overthrow of ex-Islamist president Muhammad Mursi, who was supported by Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
That year Turkey and Egypt expelled each others’ ambassadors and froze their relations.
Turkish officials said last month Ankara had established the first diplomatic contacts with Cairo since 2013 as part of wider efforts to fix ties with other Middle Eastern rivals.
“A new era is beginning,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying by NTV broadcaster.
Libya's new unity government has had warm relations with Greece so far, but there are remaining issues on energy drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean that also involve Turkey and Egypt.
The foreign ministers of Egypt and Russia discussed trade and other ties between the two nations on Monday, with Egypt's top diplomat urging Moscow to help settle Egypt's dispute with Ethiopia over a massive Nile dam project.
Enables UAE s reckless conduct : Anti-war advocates slam $23bn US arms sale
Citing the UAE s role in Yemen and Libya, arms experts and rights groups say the sale undermines stability in the region
Israel is the only other country in the Middle East to be approved for F-35 purchases (AFP/File photo) By Published date: 14 April 2021 17:12 UTC | Last update: 5 sec ago
When the Biden administration announced in late January that it planned to pause and review former President Donald Trump s $23bn arms sale to the United Arab Emirates, anti-war circles rejoiced.
The UAE had been repeatedly criticised on the Hill for its role in the Saudi-led coalition s indiscriminate bombings of market places, funerals, weddings, and hospitals in Yemen.