During his visit to the Egyptian cities of Arish and Rafah, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan praised the role played by Egypt in receiving and sending humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
The Turkish Foreign Minister began his official visit to Egypt by inspecting the logistics warehouses of the Egyptian Red Crescent in the city of Arish and the seaport of Arish, before heading to the Rafah crossing.
North Sinai Governor Khaled Megawer gave a detailed explanation to the Turkish Minister about the mechanism of receiving aid from various countries of the world and international organizations and storing it in the city of Arish and then delivering it to UNRWA officials through the Egyptian Red Crescent Society according to the urgent needs of the Palestinians in Gaza.
Fidan stressed the convergence of Egypt and Turkey's positions on the necessity of ending the war on Gaza and establishing peace in the region through the two-state solution.
Turkish Ambassador to Cairo Salih Mutlu Şen said that Turkey provided hundreds of tons of humanitarian and relief aid to the Gaza Strip via Egypt, as a number of cargo planes were sent to Arish International Airport and a number of aid ships to the seaport of Arish.
The Turkish foreign minister is scheduled to hold official talks with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo on Monday to discuss ways to de-escalate the current regional tensions, as well as preparations for the first high-level meeting of the Strategic Cooperation Council, scheduled to be held in Turkey during the upcoming visit of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
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