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Egypt’s Sisi, Turkey’s Erdogan seal improvement in bilateral ties with handshake

Egypt’s Sisi, Turkey’s Erdogan seal improvement in bilateral ties with handshake

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan shook hands in Qatar and described it as a new start in bilateral relations, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement on Monday, after years of tension.

The two leaders were in Qatar for the start of the World Cup soccer tournament. [Reuters]

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