Turkey says first diplomatic contact held with Egypt since 2013

Ties between Egypt and Turkey deteriorated after a coup spearheaded by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in 2013.

Turkey and Egypt have had their first diplomatic contact since breaking off relations in 2013, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. “We have had contacts both at the level of intelligence and foreign ministries with Egypt. Diplomatic-level contacts have started,” Turkey’s state-run Anadolu state news agency quoted Cavusoglu as saying on Friday. Anadolu also quoted Cavusoglu as saying that a lack of trust was normal at the early stages of talks, and that neither side put forward preconditions.