Egypt and Turkiye said on Tuesday they had appointed ambassadors for the first time in a decade, in the latest sign of warming ties.
Cairo and Ankara both issued statements announcing “the upgrading of diplomatic relations between them to the level of ambassadors.” Egypt named Amr Elhamamy as its new ambassador in Ankara, while Turkiye named Salih Mutlu Sen as its ambassador in Cairo.
The two foreign ministries said the move “aims at the re-normalization of relations between the two countries and reflects the mutual will to develop bilateral relations.”
The appointments mark a rapprochement between Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Relations between the two countries became strained in 2013 with the overthrow of Egypt’s late President Mohamed Morsi, who was supported by Erdogan’s administration.—AN
