Turkey’s Erdogan, Egypt’s el-Sisi meeting updates: Erdogan arrives in Cairo

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• Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is due to host his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after years of fractured ties between the two countries.
• Erdogan’s visit to Egypt is the first since Cairo and Ankara last year appointed ambassadors to restore relations at the highest diplomatic level.
• The Turkish president has said Israel’s war on Gaza will top the agenda on the talks.
• Other issues to be discussed include the economy, trade, tourism, energy and defence.