The Egyptian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Ahmed Hafez slammed statements made by the Turkish Foreign Minister in an interview with CNN TURK, which involved critically discussing the political developments Egypt underwent following the the June 30 revolution. In a statement issued Saturday, Hafez said that the Turkish Foreign Minister’s comments showcase that Turkey continues clinging to beliefs contrary to reality in service of its own ideologies. The chief advisor to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Yasin Aktay, praised the Egyptian army on September 14 in statements reported by the Turkish Anadolu Agency. Turkey is secretly expanding its footprint in conflict-ridden Libya, fueling the country’s civil war and deepening fault lines with Mediterranean neighbors and between international allies. Turkey seems to be after lucrative construction and port contracts, according to Libyan officials.

Source: Egypt Independent September 19, 2020 16:52 UTC