Turkiye, Egypt work to reappoint ambassadors

ANKARA — Turkiye and Egypt will soon announce the reappointment of ambassadors, their foreign ministers said in Ankara on Thursday, as the two regional powers put years of tensions behind them and mend ties.

Speaking to reporters in the Turkish capital, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Turkish counterpart also said both sides were working toward a possible meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

"You (journalists) often ask me, 'When will you appoint ambassadors again?'" Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. "We have discussed this issue today and we are taking concrete steps to raise the level of representation to the level of ambassador."