Turkish, Egyptian foreign ministers to meet in New York

The first diplomatic talks between Turkish and Egyptian foreign ministers following the election of the government of Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is expected to be held as part of 69th U.N. General Assembly.

It is expected that Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will convene to discuss regional developments and how relations between the countries will take form in the future.

Mohammed Morsi, who won Egypt's first free presidential election in 2012, was ousted by the military in July last year following protests against his first and only year in office. Following his ouster, relations between Cairo and Ankara soured with Egypt downgrading its diplomatic relations with Turkey to the level of charge d'affaires and recalling its ambassador from Ankara. Turkey reacted with similar measures.

In the past days, Egyptian media reported that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Egyptian President el-Sissi are to meet in New York. A Turkish presidential press advisor, Lütfullah Göktaş, denied the claims by saying, "Erdoğan's position toward the 'coup-maker' Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is clear."

"The reports regarding the meeting of Erdoğan and el-Sissi are absolutely not true," he said.