Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Meets Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Amid D-8 Summit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during the D-8 Summit in Cairo. Erdoğan emphasized the importance of Syria’s political unity and territorial integrity amid the ongoing conflict. He called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and highlighted the benefits of Turkish-Egyptian solidarity for humanitarian aid. The two leaders discussed strengthening bilateral relations across various sectors, aiming for $15 billion in annual trade. Erdoğan also held a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, marking their first encounter since the Syrian opposition’s gains.