(MENAFN- AzerNews) Türkiye's new Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke over the phone
with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry to address bilateral
relations, according to diplomatic sources on Sunday, Azernews
reports, citing Anadolu Agency.
Shoukry also congratulated Fidan on taking office.
Fidan took charge from his predecessor, Mevlut Cavusoglu,
earlier this week. He was the chief of Türkiye's National
Intelligence Organization (MIT) for 13 years.
In April, Cavusoglu, the then Turkish foreign minister, said
that Türkiye and Egypt agreed on improving bilateral ties and
raising diplomatic relations to the highest level.
“We are taking concrete steps to raise representation to the
level of embassies. In the coming period, we will inform you with a
joint statement,” Cavusoglu said at a news conference with his
Egyptian counterpart Shoukry in the capital Ankara.
Diplomatic relations between Türkiye and Egypt have been at the
level of charges d'affaires since 2013.
During his March 18 visit to Cairo, the first by a Turkish
foreign minister in 11 years, Cavusoglu said the two countries were
looking to raise diplomatic relations to the highest level“as soon
as possible.”
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