Perhaps we will arrange a tour to some countries in North Africa together with this trip. Without visits, you can't take any action," the Turkish president told reporters after returning from his recent Gulf tour. Erdogan added that his Arab counterparts had thanked him for normalizing relations and exchanging ambassadors with Egypt. After that, then-Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visited Cairo, which was the first visit by a Turkish high-ranking official in 10 years. Turkish-Egyptian relations deteriorated after the ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 and the bloody clashes that followed.

Source: Libya Today July 21, 2023 17:15 UTC