Turkey may appoint an ambassador to Egypt after a nine-year standoff as part of the normalization of relations with the country, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.
"Relations with Egypt need to be mended. Both countries are very important for many regions, normalization of relations between them is important for the Eastern Mediterranean. We can talk about the mutual appointment of ambassadors," Cavusoglu said in an interview with NTV.
Relations between Ankara and Cairo worsened after the overthrow of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in 2013 and Turkey's refusal to recognize Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as the Arab country's legitimate leader. At the same time, they recalled their ambassadors for consultations, and after the Turkish ambassador in Cairo was declared persona non grata, Ankara did the same for the head of the Egyptian diplomatic mission.
According to local media reports, Salih Mutlu Sen, the country's former representative to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, may be appointed as Turkey's new ambassador to Egypt.
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