Egypt and Turkey signed a military cooperation agreement on Wednesday in Cairo, in the presence of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, RT Arabic reported.
Following a high-level meeting in the Egyptian capital, both leaders witnessed the signing of several cooperation agreements, headlined by a military framework agreement between both governments.
The agreement was signed by Egypt’s Minister of Defense, General Abdel Megeed Saqr, and Turkey’s Minister of Defense, Yaşar Güler.
This followed the signing of a Joint Declaration by Sisi and Erdoğan issued after the second meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council between the two nations, which was chaired by both leaders earlier today.
President Sisi received his Turkish counterpart at Al-Ittihadiya Palace on Wednesday afternoon.
During the official reception ceremony, the national anthems of both Egypt and Turkey were played, and both presidents reviewed the Guard of Honor.
Both leaders held a formal session of talks focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation across various areas of mutual interest, as well as exchanging perspectives on current regional and international issues.
