ISTANBUL – Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry Saturday said that Egypt is working with Turkey towards achieving security and stability in the region, hailing the advancement of the trade relations between the two countries and increasing their volume over the past period.
Shoukry, during a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Istanbul, expressed gratitude over the warm welcome as well as the intensified meeting and exchanged visits over the past period, as per directives of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation.
The talks took up bilateral relations and means of developing them at the political, economic, cultural and security levels towards achieving the common interests of both countries and boosting cooperation at the regional level, the Egyptian top diplomat said.
He hailed the development of trade relations as well as increasing the volume of trade exchange between Egypt and Turkey.
During president Erdogan’s visit to Cairo and meeting with president Sisi, they have agreed on advancing trade relations through increasing trade exchange to reach 15 billion dollars or even more, Shoukry added.
The meeting asserted maintaining work within the legal framework, in order to fulfill the desired goals, Shoukry went on to say.
