Egypt's el-Sisi heads to Turkey in first presidential visit in 12 years

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey in his first presidential level visit in 12 years.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey on Wednesday in the first presidential level visit in 12 years amid a warming of long-frozen relations between the regional powers.

The visit comes after Erdogan travelled to Cairo in February, his first trip to Egypt since 2012, taking a major step toward rebuilding ties that were severely strained for a decade.

“Turkey-Egypt relations will be reviewed in all their aspects and possible joint steps in the coming period to further develop cooperation will be discussed,” the Turkish presidency’s communications office said in a statement on Tuesday.

“In addition to bilateral relations, there will be an exchange of views on current regional and global issues, especially the Israeli attacks on Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories,” it added.

El-Sisi was set to arrive in Ankara at 2 p.m. local (6 a.m. ET) with a joint press conference scheduled for later in the day.

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