In a fresh step to strengthen consultation and coordination between Cairo and Ankara, Dr. Badr Abdelatty<\/strong>, Egypt\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Expatriates\u2019 Affairs, received Hakan Fidan<\/strong>, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of T\u00fcrkiye, on Saturday, 9 August 2025, in the city of El-Alamein. The meeting included a bilateral session followed by expanded talks attended by both delegations, underscoring the strategic weight of bilateral ties in a year marking 100 years of diplomatic relations between Egypt and T\u00fcrkiye<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Both ministers reaffirmed their shared commitment to advancing cooperation across multiple sectors, focusing on implementing the outcomes of the first High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council meeting held in Istanbul in September 2024. Abdelatty stressed Egypt\u2019s aspiration to increase direct Turkish investments and expand partnerships in manufacturing, energy, transport, and tourism, aiming to boost bilateral trade to $15 billion<\/strong> \u2014 a strategic target serving the interests of both peoples.<\/p>\n The Egyptian minister also expressed appreciation for T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s support of Egypt\u2019s candidate, Dr. Khaled El-Enany, for the position of UNESCO Director-General, reflecting the depth of bilateral ties and mutual backing in international forums.<\/p>\n The Palestinian issue dominated much of the discussions, with both ministers unequivocally condemning the Israeli ministerial council\u2019s decision to occupy the Gaza Strip in its entirety. They stressed the need to confront Israel\u2019s policy of excessive force. Abdelatty warned against systematic starvation and acts of genocide, reaffirming that there can be no security or stability in the region without the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 4 June 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The minister reviewed Egypt\u2019s efforts, in partnership with Qatar and the United States, to broker a ceasefire and facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid, urging intensified international pressure on Israel to increase the number of aid trucks and allow their unobstructed passage.<\/p>\n These talks reveal that Cairo and Ankara are moving decisively toward expanding their strategic partnership<\/strong>, leveraging their recent political rapprochement to build a broader base for economic cooperation while also shaping a unified diplomatic stance on pressing regional crises. The Palestinian file took center stage as a key indicator of overlapping national security priorities<\/strong>, while the Libyan, Syrian, Sudanese, and Somali issues reflected a shared vision for political solutions that preserve state sovereignty and territorial unity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ashraf AboArafe In a fresh step to strengthen consultation and coordination between Cairo and Ankara, Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Egypt\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Expatriates\u2019 Affairs, received Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of T\u00fcrkiye, on Saturday, 9 August 2025, in the city of El-Alamein. 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