UPDATE - Turkish president arrives in Egypt for official visit

Recep Tayyip Erdogan also set to attend official dinner hosted by Egypt's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

UPDATES WITH PRESIDENT’S ARRIVAL IN CAIRO; CHANGES HEADLINE, DECK, LEDE

By Ferdi Turkten, Ismail Toprak and Mumin Altas

CAIRO (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Cairo on Wednesday for a historic official visit, part of a continuing effort to develop bilateral ties.

Erdogan was welcomed at Cairo International Airport by his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Türkiye’s ambassador to Cairo, Salih Mutlu Sen.

Accompanying the president on his visit are first lady Emine Erdogan, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, National Defense Minister Yasar Guler, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir, Trade Minister Omer Bolat, Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, and Akif Cagatay Kilic, the president’s chief adviser.

The delegation set off from the United Arab Emirates, where Erdogan was attending a summit.

Erdogan will be officially welcomed by Sisi at the Al-Ittihadiya Palace, followed by a joint news conference after bilateral and delegation-level meetings.

The Turkish president will also attend an official dinner hosted by Sisi.

This marks the Turkish president's first visit to Egypt since 2012.

*Writing by Esra Tekin in Istanbul

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