The press conference tackled many issues starting with escalation in the Middle East to the Egyptian-Turkish bilateral relations where Fidan expressed his appreciation towards the coordination between Egypt and Turkey to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.

Both foreign ministers asserted that Egypt and Turkey share the same views concerning Gaza, reiterating both countries' condemnation of the assassination policy adopted by Israel.

“Netanyahu does not seek peace; he wants to burn down the region, and the brutality in Gaza has exposed the international community's impotence,” Fidan said criticizing Israel's war in Gaza as a significant threat to regional stability.

“Israel represents a major threat to the region, and its provocations must cease,” he added.

Since the beginning of the war, there was condemnation from countries like Egypt and Turkey, but Israel was supported “directly or just by silence towards its massacres” in the past ten months, Fidan noted.

“Yet, currently, they are requesting us to lower the regional tensions and escalation,” he said highlighting that the people in the region cannot continue witnessing what is happening in silence.

Fidan also announced that Turkey would submit a request next Wednesday to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel at the ICJ, while Egypt announced that it would join the lawsuit last May.

For his side, Abdelatty called for urgent efforts to halt the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and to resume delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Fidan expressed gratitude to Egypt, the Egyptian Red Crescent, and the Ministry of Health for their cooperation in delivering aid to Gaza.

Earlier Sunday, the Turkish Foreign Minister arrived in Al-Arish starting his two-day visit by touring the logistics warehouses of the Egyptian Red Crescent in El-Arish and the Rafah border crossing in North Sinai.

Fidan met President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in New Alamein city on Monday, where the two sides condemned the ongoing Israeli escalatory policies in the region, according to the statement issued by the Egyptian Presidency.

Sudan, Somalia, and Libya
 

The Turkish Foreign Minister met with his Egyptian counterpart to discuss the developments in Gaza and the Sudanese crisis and addressed the situation in Yemen and several African issues.

Both sides agreed on the importance of ending the conflict in Sudan to restore stability.

Fidan affirmed Turkey's support for resolving the crisis in Sudan, highlighting the country’s communication with civil society organizations to deliver aid to the Sudanese people.

He also highlighted ongoing consultations with Egypt to maintain Somalia’s unity.

The Turkish FM emphasized the importance of maintaining Libya's integrity and holding presidential and parliamentary elections as soon as possible.

For his side, top diplomat Abdelatty mentioned that the success of Egypt and Turkey in achieving security and stability in Libya serves as a model for regional stability.

He also stressed the urgency of preserving Libya's unity and holding elections.

Bilateral relations
 

FM Abdelatty highlighted the ongoing efforts to enhance bilateral relations — especially economic — between Egypt and Turkey.

He noted that Egypt is Turkey's leading trade partner in the region, and both countries have agreed to increase trade exchange.

“We have agreed with our Turkish counterpart to attract more Turkish investments to Egypt,” said Abdelatty at the press conference.

Fidan added, “We aim to raise the trade exchange between Egypt and Turkey to $15 billion in the upcoming period.”

Trade volume between the two countries reached $6.6 billion in 2023, and both nations have worked on normalizing ties after a decade-long rupture.

Both sides also discussed the relaunch of the shipping line between the ports of Alexandria and Mersin on the Mediterranean Sea.

In a joint conference with Erdogan in February, President El-Sisi said "the two countries can turn a new leaf" in their relationship to strengthen cooperation on all levels.

The Egyptian president's visit has been anticipated since then.

During the press conference with his Egyptian counterpart, Fidan said that the Turkish government is looking forward to the visit soon without specifying any date.

Both sides agreed to prepare for the first meeting of the Strategic Council co-chaired by President El-Sisi and his Turkish counterpart Erdogan.