Istanbul: Turkey and Egypt have appointed ambassadors for the first time in a decade, the countries’ foreign ministries said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
In late May, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed during a phone conversation to raise the level of diplomatic relations between the two countries and exchange ambassadors.
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“Turkey and Egypt announce an increase in the level of diplomatic relations to the level of ambassadors. Turkey proposed Salih Mutlu Sen as a candidate for the post of ambassador to Cairo, and Egypt — Amr Elhamamy for the post of ambassador to Ankara,” the statement on the Turkish foreign ministry’s website read.
