Erdogan: Temenades to Egypt’s president – Sidi’s first visit to Turkey after 10 years

The president of Egypt visited Ankara today (04.09.2024), where he was warmly greeted by the Turkish president, . Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed to the Turkish capital his Egyptian counterpart, who is making a visit aimed at ending a decade of disputes between the two countries. This is Abdel’s first official visit Fatah al-Sisi in Turkey since he became president of Egypt 10 years ago. Erdogan, who had visited Cairo last February, traded with President Sisi a handshake on his way down from the plane, according to the images released by the Turkish Presidency. The two men are due to sign a series of agreements today, while around 17:00 they will speak to journalists, announced by the Turkish Presidency. Mısır Cumhurbaşkanı Abdulfettah es-Sisi Türkiye’de Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, had stated during a visit to Cairo last month that both countries focus on expanding the scope of a free trade agreement and restarting the ro-ro maritime transport line between Mersin and Alexandria. “The relationship between the two countries is multifaceted as they both work together in the Middle East for the ceasefire talks in Gaza and Libya and Somalia,” said Bilgehan Ozturk, a regional expert in think tank Seta. And he added: “This is a highly symbolic visit, but it also means they would like to show people that they would like to cooperate to bring peace back to the region”.