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Egypt supports Cyprus against Turkey

Egypt has criticized Turkey’s plan for a two-state peace deal on ethnically divided Cyprus.

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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi (R) speaks alongside Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (L) after a trilateral meeting between Greece, Egypt and Cyprus in Athens on Oct. 19, 2021. — ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images

Egyptian criticism of Turkey's plan for a two-state solution peace deal on ethnically divided Cyprus has come as the latest sign of ongoing tension between Cairo and Ankara despite previous diplomatic efforts to rebuild their relations.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said that his country rejects the two-state solution Turkey is seeking to impose as a condition for the resumption of peace talks under the auspices of the United Nations.

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