By Ahmed Amin
In a weekend of high-stakes diplomacy, Egypt hosted Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in El Alamein for talks with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aty, in a bid to build on what both sides are calling a “qualitative leap” in bilateral relations.
The discussions spanned regional flashpoints — Gaza, Libya, Syria, Sudan, and the Horn of Africa — with Cairo and Ankara aligning on rejecting any reoccupation of Gaza, demanding an immediate ceasefire, ensuring humanitarian aid flows, and opposing the forced displacement of Palestinians. Abdel Aty doubled down, calling such displacement “a red line,” warning against what he described as “systematic starvation and genocide” fueling extremism.
Fidan echoed the stance, vowing that “any attempt to displace Palestinians is doomed to fail,” and accusing Israel of blocking ceasefire efforts while committing massacres in the enclave.
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On the bilateral front, the two governments reaffirmed their shared goal of doubling trade to USD 15 billion, expanding Turkish investments in Egypt, and fully reactivating the High Strategic Council — a symbolic move as the nations mark 100 years of diplomatic relations.
Erdoğan is set to visit Egypt again in 2026 for the council’s second round, cementing a warming relationship that only three years ago seemed politically frozen.
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