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People attend last Friday prayer of Ramadan in the Hagia Sophia Mosque during the lockdown in Istanbul, Turkey, 07 May 2021. EPA/ERDEM SAHIN Ankara - Cairo - Saeed Abdulrazek and Waleed Abdul Rahman
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that talks with Egypt would continue until the normalization of relations between the two countries.
In remarks on Friday, Erdogan said Turkey was seeking to restore “unity of historical roots with the people of Egypt,” emphasizing a new phase of relations.
Asked to comment about the recent talks which were hosted by Cairo at the level of deputy foreign ministers, the Turkish president said: “We seek to restore this unity of historical roots with the people of Egypt and to maintain it again as brotherly friends and not as brothers-enemies.”