Credit: Wendy R. Sherman / TwitterThe US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew, in Istanbul on Saturday.The Ecumenical Patriarch presented the activities, initiatives as well as priorities of the Orthodox Christian Church, informing the American official of the latest ecclesiastical developments in the region and around…
The US deputy secretary of state today appreciated Turkey s continued support to refugees. Describing her meeting with Turkey s deputy foreign minister, Sedat Onal, in Ankara productive, Wendy .
Egypt, Turkey seek to reset fractured relations Egypt and Turkey met for two-day talks to discuss ways to normalize the long-stranded relations; although Egypt seems in no hurry to mend ties, it welcomes the step as it discusses the various files that are causing the rift. Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal meets with his Egyptian counterpart at the Foreign Ministry headquarters, Cairo, Egypt, May 5, 2021. - Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images
May 10, 2021
Diplomats from Egypt and Turkey concluded two days of talks in Cairo on May 6 to explore ways of normalizing relations between the two countries after eight years of political tension.