High-level talks with Egypt could take place, Erdogan says

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan mentioned on Monday there isn’t any purpose for high-level talks with Ankara’s estranged rival Egypt to not happen, as its efforts to fix ties with Cairo stay stagnant.

“Talks on the decrease ranges are persevering with. It’s not out of the query for this to occur on larger ranges, as long as we perceive one another,” Erdogan informed state broadcaster TRT Haber in an interview, including that the 2 international locations ought to keep away from making statements “hurting” each other.

Turkey launched a attraction offensive in 2020 to restore ties with estranged rivals, making overtures to Egypt, the UAE, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Efforts with Cairo have to date yielded little progress, however Erdogan mentioned on Monday that normalisation work with Riyadh and Abu Dhabi have been going properly.

(Reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen; Modifying by Leslie Adler)