Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan informed reporters final night time that he’s planning to go to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Erdogan stated he’ll head to the UAE in February. He additionally praised the bilateral agreements signed throughout the latest go to to Ankara by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Erdogan made the remarks upon getting back from his journey to Turkmenistan, the official Anadolu Agency reported.
Nahyan, who’s de facto ruler of the UAE, visited Turkey final week and signed a flurry of cooperation agreements with Erdogan. It was the prince’s first journey to Turkey since 2012 and the fruits of latest efforts by officers in each international locations to mend ties.
Relations between Abu Dhabi grew strained lately. They backed opposite sides within the Libyan civil warfare. In Syria, Turkey supports Syrian insurgent teams whereas the UAE wants normalization with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Turkey can also be a robust ally of Qatar, whereas the UAE severed ties with Qatar throughout the Gulf diplomatic disaster. The row ended earlier this 12 months.
Turkish International Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will even go to the UAE in December. Erdogan famous that Turkey might be “taking steps step by step” on rapprochement with Israel and Egypt, and that there are not any plans to resend ambassadors to both nation, in keeping with Anadolu.
