Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan shook hands in Qatar and described it as a new start in bilateral relations, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement on Monday, after years of tension.
The two leaders were in Qatar for the start of the World Cup football tournament on Sunday.
Türkiye’s state-owned Anadolu Agency said Erdogan briefly met, shook hands and talked to Sisi and other leaders, including Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and King Abdullah of Jordan.
Ankara's ties with Cairo have been strained since the 2013 ouster of president Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, who was strongly supported by Erdogan.
The two countries started consultations between senior foreign ministry officials last year amid a push by Türkiye to ease tensions with countries in the region.
Egyptian officials had expressed caution over any rapprochement, although Erdogan said in July there was no reason high-level talks should not take place.
