Egypt and Turkey draw closer as regional interests align Two-day talks come nearly two months after Ankara-Cairo contacts By AFP - May 06,2021 - Last updated at May 06,2021 Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal meets with his Egyptian counterpart in the foreign ministry headquarters in Egypt's capital Cairo on Wednesday (AFP photo) CAIRO — Turkey and Egypt have begun slowly warming ties as they vie for regional primacy a decade after the Arab Spring, but analysts say deep-seated mistrust means full normalisation will take time. A Turkish delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal met on Wednesday with an Egyptian delegation led by his counterpart Hamdi Loza, AFP reporters said.