Normalization
Turkish-Egyptian ties have strained since 2013 when Erdogan criticized the Jaune 30 Revolution that thwarted the ruling of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group.
This comes as Zayani led the first-ever delegation from Bahrain to Israel, where he discussed with the Israeli side ways to boost bilateral relations and mechanisms to activate the MoUs negotiated recently between the two countries.
Israel and Sudan agreed on Friday agreed to normalize relations in a deal brokered with the help of the United States, making Sudan the third Arab country to set aside hostilities with Israel in the past two months.
Egypt’s FM said that the latest development of signing normalization deals between Israel, Bahrain, and the UAE is a bottom line that leads to more interaction and support for reaching a comprehensive peace in the region based on the international legitimacy and the UN and AL resolutions, including the Arab Peace Initiative.
Over the phone call, both leaders tackled the ways of enhancing the bilateral relations in a way to serve the countries.
Former Sudanese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, who was relieved of his duties after stating that Khartoum would sign a peace treaty with Israel, said he made his remark because the ministry is "completely absent from this file."
"This historic diplomatic breakthrough will advance peace in the Middle East region."
President Sisi says such a step would “bring peace to the Middle East,”
The UAE is the first Gulf State country that normalizes relations with Israel.
Lebanon deported Egyptian-American academic Saad Eddin Ibrahim to Egypt over visiting Tel Aviv earlier this year.
Saad Eddin Ibrahim ready to visit Israel once again if invited.
Saad Eddin Ibrahim's interview with Israeli channel "Makan".
A group of students staged a walkout in protest of Ibrahim's willingness to address an Israeli audience.
