Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have agreed in a telephone conversation to raise the level of diplomatic relations between the two countries and exchange ambassadors, Egyptian Presidential Spokesman Ahmed Fahmy said on Monday.
"They agreed to strengthen relations and cooperation between the two sides, and within this framework, the two presidents decided to immediately begin increasing diplomatic relations between the states and exchanging ambassadors," Fahmy said.
Sisi also congratulated Erdogan on his reelection, according to the spokesman.
Turkey's Supreme Election Council said on Sunday that incumbent President Erdogan won the second round of the presidential election with 52.14% of the vote. The final results will be announced on June 1 at the earliest.