Turkey hails ‘new era’ with Egypt after years of tensions
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Ankara and Cairo broke off ties after the 2013 overthrow of Egypt’s first democratically elected leader Mohamed Morsi.
Turkey’s foreign minister has said a new period was beginning with Egypt as Ankara pushes ahead with normalising relations with Cairo, local media reported. Turkey and Egypt broke off relations after the 2013 overthrow of the country’s first democratically elected 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.More Related News