International Courant
ISTANBUL
Türkiye and Egypt are working collectively to discover a lasting resolution to the year-old disaster in Sudan, mentioned the Turkish overseas minister on Saturday.
“Türkiye is working with Cairo to discover a everlasting resolution to the Sudan battle,” Hakan Fidan informed a joint information convention alongside Salem Shoukry, Egypt’s overseas minister, who’s in Istanbul for an official go to.
Fidan mentioned the problems of Libya, Sudan, Somalia, and Ethiopia, that are additionally vital areas of cooperation between Ankara and Cairo, had been additionally mentioned, including that each overseas ministers intention to debate these points extra repeatedly.
Fidan additionally mentioned they mentioned the best way to cease the continuing civil battle in Sudan, its regional influence, the continuing negotiation course of, and plans for an answer.
“We additionally determined to extend our consultations and efforts on this situation. We additionally mentioned collectively the brand new downside space which has emerged between Somalia and Ethiopia, particularly threatening the territorial integrity of Somalia,” he mentioned.
Expressing his dedication with Shoukry to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Somalia, Fidan mentioned that they we exchanged views on what steps will be taken to forestall the Horn of Africa nations’ political dispute from turning right into a battle.
Stressing that there’s a vital space of cooperation not solely in bilateral relations but in addition in different points overlaying the area between Cairo and Ankara, Fidan mentioned: “These points have made it crucial for the 2 nations to behave collectively.”
Cooperation between Ankara, Cairo
He added that Türkiye and Egypt are two vital “sister nations” at each ends of the Japanese Mediterranean, and so they have nice potential for cooperation.
Fidan underlined that he and Shoukry had the chance to debate preparations for a Excessive-Stage Strategic Cooperation Council assembly.
“We mentioned the problems on our bilateral agenda intimately. Commerce and financial cooperation particularly represent one of many strongest dimensions. Our investments in Egypt have already reached $3 billion. The commerce quantity between us is roughly $8 billion,” Fidan mentioned.
Stating that in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s go to to Cairo in February, a commerce goal of $15 billion was set, Fidan mentioned that Türkiye goals to realize this purpose by increasing the scope of “our free commerce settlement and restarting Ro-Ro voyages between our ports.”
Fidan additionally mentioned protection trade ties between the 2 nations are strengthening, including that there’s in depth potential for cooperation within the vitality sector, significantly in liquefied pure gasoline and nuclear vitality.
“We’re intensifying conferences and mutual visits with Türkiye to develop relations and joint work,” Shoukry informed the press convention.
He mentioned his nation aspires to “elevate the mutual commerce quantity with Türkiye to $15 billion and extra,” including that “the capabilities can be found to each nations.”
“We’re engaged on a broad authorized framework of agreements in preparation for the Strategic Cooperation Council assembly,” he mentioned.
Shoukry added that Egypt is “working to strengthen cooperation with Türkiye as a way to obtain stability within the area.”
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