Türkiye, Egypt to swap ambassadors soon

Türkiye and Egypt intend to mutually appoint ambassadors in the near future.

Charge d'affaires of the Turkish embassy in Cairo Mutlu Sen made the remarks in an interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Masry al-Youm, Anadolu reports.

He recalled that Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi called the Turkish leader and congratulated him on his re-election as president. According to him, this provided a "good opportunity" for bilateral relations.

"The leaders expressed their desire to bring diplomatic relations to a new level. President Erdogan seeks to improve relations with Egypt. At the same time, Turkish institutions are ready to cooperate with Egypt," he said.

Sen added that Ankara and Cairo plan to intensify cooperation in various fields, primarily in the fields of economy, trade, industry, technology, culture, art, sports, media and communications.

He said that Egypt’s Industry and Trade Minister Ahmed Samir will visit Türkiye in the near future, in addition to the visit of two Turkish delegations to Cairo.

"We expect a significant expansion of cooperation between Türkiye and Egypt in the field of investment and tourism within six months or a year," he added.

"Türkiye continues to pursue its foreign policy within the framework of a vision based on dialogue and cooperation, in particular with Arab and Islamic countries," he explained.

Diplomatic relations between Türkiye and Egypt have been maintained at the level of charge d'affaires on both sides since 2013.