Once sworn enemies, Egypt’s Sisi and Turkey’s Erdogan to meet in Ankara
Despite more than a decade of hostility between Turkey and Egypt, ties appear to be on an upward trajectory.
Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, was due to arrive in Turkey on Wednesday amid warming ties after more than a decade of deep hostility, the Turkish presidency’s communications directorate has confirmed.
The visit follows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's to Egypt in February of this year. It was hailed as “a new chapter” between Turkey and its former Ottoman dominion as the leaders elevated ties in what was described as “strategic cooperation.”
In Ankara, Sisi and his giant delegation are expected to sign a slew of accords spanning trade, investment, energy, transportation, tourism, education and culture. In Cairo, Sisi and Erdogan had pledged to increase the volume of trade between Turkey and Egypt from its current $10 billion to $15 billion over the next five years.
The two strongmen will also discuss the conflicts in Gaza and Libya, and security and energy production in the eastern Mediterranean — all issues the two countries have long been at odds over.
