Egypt and Turkey have agreed to restore full diplomatic relations.

The move follows a phone call from Egypt’s Presiden Atbdul Fattah al-Sisi to congratulate the Turkish leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on his election victory on Sunday.

The two agreed to arrange the exchange of ambassadors immediately.

Egypt and Turkey fell out in 2013 after Mr Erdogan described Mr Sisi’s overthrow of Egypt’s then-President Mohammed Morsi an “unacceptable coup”.

In later years the two countries backed opposing factions in Libya and were at odds over maritime borders in the gas-rich eastern Mediterranean.

Egypt is also mending fences with Iran. The two countries are expected to exchange ambassadors later this year.

Source: BBC