Shoukry, his Turkish counterpart receive sixth Egyptian relif shipment to Turkey

ANKARA – Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu received on Monday at the Turkish Port of Mersin the sixth shipment of relief aid dispatched by Egypt to help people affected by the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey recently.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid expressed Egypt’s solidarity with the Turkish people in the aftermath of the earthquake.

Shoukry and Cavusoglu on Monday held bilateral session of talks in the Turkish city of Adana, said Abu Zeid said on Twitter.

Shoukry embarked on a tour of Syria and Turkey with the aim of conveying Egypt’s solidarity message with both countries which were hit by the devastating quake.