Turkey Hails 'new Era' With Egypt After Tensions
Sumaira FH Published April 14, 2021 | 02:28 PM
Turkey's foreign minister hailed the start of "a new era" with Egypt as Ankara pushes ahead with normalising relations with Cairo, local media reported on Wednesday
Ankara, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Apr, 2021 ) :Turkey's foreign minister hailed the start of "a new era" with Egypt as Ankara pushes ahead with normalising relations with Cairo, local media reported on Wednesday.
Turkey and Egypt broke off relations after the 2013 overthrow of ex-Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, 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.
He said there would be a meeting between the two countries' deputy foreign ministers and diplomats but a date had not yet been set.
Cavusoglu told Turkish reporters that the appointment of ambassadors "will come up on the agenda" during those talks.
When asked, the minister also indicated there would be meetings between himself and his Egyptian counterpart.
"Why not. There can be reciprocal visits and meetings, too," Cavusoglu said.
Last month, members of Egypt's Istanbul-based opposition media said Turkish officials had asked them to "tone down" criticism of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
The request appeared to be an attempt by Turkey to curry favour with Egypt in a bid to mend relations.
An Egyptian broadcaster known for his outspoken criticism of Cairo on an Istanbul-based channel, said on Saturday he was going on "unlimited leave".
Moataz Matar, 46, made the announcement during his popular daily show "With Moataz", which he has presented for several years on the liberal El-Sharq channel.
Matar said he was not forced by Turkey or the channel to leave but added he did not want to "embarrass" anyone.
"I will come back when I am able to tell the truth on El-Sharq again as I always have," he added.
After the Arab Spring, Istanbul became a capital of Arab media critical of their governments back home, especially for Egyptian media linked to Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood.
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