Turkey's foreign minister will travel to Cairo on Saturday in a further sign of thawing relations a decade after diplomatic links were cut by the overthrow of Egypt's then president and Ankara's ally Mohamed Mursi.
The visit by Mevlut Cavusoglu will be the first time Turkey has sent its top diplomat there since Egypt's army chief, now president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi led the ousting of Mursi in July 2013.
"All aspects of our bilateral relations will be discussed, and views will be exchanged on regional and international issues," Turkey's foreign ministry said. The visit would launch a "deep dialogue" aiming to reach "a mutual understanding that achieves both countries' interests," the Egyptian ministry's spokesperson added.
In the wake of the deadly earthquakes last month, Sisi and Erdogan spoke on the phone, and Egypt's ShoukryAfter visiting earthquake-hit areas, Turkey's Cavusoglu said he could visit Egypt soon, and that Erdogan and Sisi could meet "either in Turkey or Egypt" after that.
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