Isolated Erdogan seeks rapprochement with Egypt ANI | Updated: Mar 15, 2021 11:51 IST
By John Solomou
Nicosia [Cyprus], March 15 (ANI): Facing increasing international isolation, while pressure is increasing on Ankara with the recent US sanctions, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday expressed his intention to strengthen relations with Egypt, if current diplomatic contact between the two countries leads to positive results.
For his part, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in an interview with Anadolu Agency said: We have contacts both at the level of intelligence and foreign ministries with Egypt. Diplomatic level contacts have started . He hastened to add that lack of trust is normal and added that neither side put forward preconditions. Negotiations take place and continue under a certain strategy, a road map.
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Charnè Hundermark, Southern And East Africa Editor March 12, 2021
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South Sudan has received a consignment of medicines from the Arab Republic of Egypt following a call for assistance by South Sudan’s Vice President, H.E. Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior. The consignment was delivered to Juba International Airport from Cairo on Monday, 8 March 2021, and was handed over to H.E. Rebecca Nyandeng by Egyptian Ambassador, Mohamed Qaddah.
The Egyptian Ambassador has noted that the consignment was the first of two large consignments to be delivered to Juba, in which the second will be delivered soon. The medicines will be channeled to the conflict and flood affected areas of South Sudan and are expected to greatly assist with relief efforts.